Padres-Dodgers Odds Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Dodger Stadium.

The Padres will trot Josh Geer out to the mound in this one. Righthander Geer has a 0-0 record and a 1.29 ERA this season.

The Dodgers will counter Geer with James McDonald. Righthander McDonald has a 7.72 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 152-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Padres were defeated 7-5 by the Rockies last time out, as +125 underdogs. That game’s 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5).

Adrian Gonzalez belted two home runs and drove in three runs in a losing effort, while Kevin Correia allowed six hits and three runs and fell to 0-2.

The Dodgers were defeated 9-4 by the Giants last time out, as +130 road underdogs. That game’s 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5).

Orlando Hudson went 2-for-5 with one RBI for the Dodgers, while Eric Stults gave up five runs over 2 2-3 innings in the loss.

Team records:
San Diego: 11-10 SU
Los Angeles: 14-8 SU

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing San Francisco are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego’s last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego’s last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing San Diego

Next up:
LA Dodgers home to San Diego, Friday, May 1