Padres vs. Dodges Prediction
Will the under cash when the Dodgers host the Padres at 10:10PM ET tonight in Los Angeles?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Dodgers are -295 money line favorites versus the Padres, who have odds of +265 to pull off the upset in Los Angeles. With Clayton Richard set to face Rich Hill in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Richard pitched well in a no-decision against the Pirates on Sunday, surrendering four runs (zero earned) on five hits across six innings. Richard punched out five on the afternoon while walking just one. His defense did him no favors with a costly error in the third inning that led to all four runs against him being unearned. He’ll look to further improve upon his troublesome 5.17 ERA and 1.58 WHIP when he does battle against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Friday.
Hill registered eight strikeouts while allowing three runs in five innings against the Mets on Saturday. He nearly got knocked out of the game in the first inning after allowing solo home runs to Michael Conforto, Wilmer Flores and Curtis Granderson; but was able to right the ship and get through five frames without allowing any more runs. The game was tied when he left, so his record holds at 8-4 with a 3.47 ERA after 16 starts. He has 98 strikeouts in 83 innings for the season.
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OUR PREDICTION: The under is 4-1 in Richard’s last five road starts versus the Dodgers, is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings between these two teams in Los Angeles, and is 5-2 in Hill’s last seven starts overall. The under is also 8-3 in the Dodgers’ last 11 games overall, is 4-1 in their last five games versus divisional opponents, and is 5-1 in Hill’s last six starts versus National League West rivals.
FRIDAY MLB PREDICTION: PADRES/DODGERS UNDER 8.5