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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres meet at Petco Park.
Max Scherzer will be the starting pitcher for the Dodgers on this day. Right hander Scherzer is 11-4 this season with a 2.65 ERA.
The Padres will counter Scherzer with Yu Darvish. Right hander Darvish has a 3.70 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Padres were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Dodgers. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -137 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for PUSH bettors.
The Dodgers were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -137 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for PUSH bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 80-47 SU
LA Dodgers is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
San Diego:
Team record: 68-60 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
San Diego is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
San Diego is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Colorado Friday, August 27
San Diego at Los Angeles Friday, August 27