San Diego pays a visit to Los Angeles on Friday, hoping to shut down the Dodgers bats in baseball action at Dodger Stadium.

Clayton Richard gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Padres on this day; he's 6-9 on the season. The Dodgers, meanwhile, will counter with Clayton Kershaw, who will be looking to improve on his 6-5 mark.



View San Diego vs LA Dodgers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Dodgers were listed as -185 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 6 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 13-rated Padres taking on the National League's No. 1-rated Dodgers in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Los Angeles owns the No. 13 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.2 per game. By contrast, the Padres are rated No. 16 in the same category at 7.8 per game.

San Diego brings the National League's No. 10-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Dodgers' league No. 3-ranked defense.

The Padres were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Reds. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Cincinnati at -155 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. San Diego didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 4-2 to Cincinnati on Sunday at PETCO Park.

The Dodgers were a 7-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Arizona at -123 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors. Los Angeles didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 7-1 to Arizona on Sunday at Chase Field.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After playing Cincinnati are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing Arizona are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8

A few Padres at Dodgers trends to consider:
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Diego's last 16 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games
LA Dodgers are 17-4 SU in their last 21 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 7 games when playing San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at LA Dodgers, Saturday, July 14