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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres meet at Petco Park.
Left hander Tyler Anderson will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Anderson is 1-0 this season with a 2.25 ERA.
Starting this game for the Padres will be Yu Darvish. The right hander has a 6.28 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -114-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Padres were a 6-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Dodgers. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -147 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 6-1 winner as they battled the Padres on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Dodgers at -147 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 112-62 SU
LA Dodgers is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
LA Dodgers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games
San Diego:
Team record: 78-83 SU
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at San Diego Sunday, April 24