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San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet at Dodger Stadium.
The Padres will trot Yu Darvish out to the mound in this one. Right hander Darvish has a 7-3 record and a 3.26 ERA this season.
Darvish's opponent in this one will be Tyler Anderson. The Dodgers left hander has a 3.23 ERA to go along with a 8-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -156-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Dodgers were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -180 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
San Diego lost its last outing, a 5-1 result against the Dodgers on July 01. Bettors who backed the Dodgers at -180 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
San Diego:
Team record: 46-33 SU
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 48-28 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Dodgers is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Dodgers is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games
Next up:
San Diego at Los Angeles Sunday, July 3