San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Pick Padres vs. Dodgers Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 5

MLB Odds and Predictions

The San Diego Padres (16-15) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (18-13) on Saturday at 8:40 pm EST. Joseph Musgrove will get the start for the Padres vs. Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 8:40 pm EST at PETCO Park. The Padres are listed as null while the Dodgers have 100 to win.

Padres vs Dodgers Spread and Betting Line

Padres vs Dodgers Game Info

• The Padres probable starting pitcher: Joseph Musgrove
• The Dodgers probable starting pitcher: Clayton Kershaw
• Game Day: May 5
• Game Time: 8:40 pm EST
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Stadium: PETCO Park

Padres vs Dodgers Pitching Matchup

Padres’ Starting Pitcher Joseph Musgrove

• Musgrove makes the start for the Padres, his 3rd of the season.
  He is (1 – 0) with a 10.8 ERA and 9 strikeouts in 153 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Giants
  the Right handed went 73,
  allowing 7 earned runs while surrendering 6 hits.
• The 31-year-old has put up a 10.8 ERA, WHIP (1.68) and 9 strikeouts across 2 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Musgrove enters this outing with 2 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Dodgers offense with 182 runs while batting .241 as a squad. They have a collective 0.461 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 54 so far this season they rank 4 in the National League as of today.

Dodgers Starting Pitcher Clayton Kershaw

• Dodgers’ Kershaw (2 – 1) will make his 5th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Giants , giving up 0 while allowing 3.
• The 35-year-old has an ERA of 3.436 ERA and 16 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.0364 in 4 games this season.
• Clayton Kershaw has had 4 starts so far this season.
• Kershaw will look for the 5th start in a row.
• The Dodgers have scored 182 total runs in MLB. They are batting .241 for the season with 54 home runs and 179 RBIs in the league.

Dodgers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Dodgers and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 31 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Dodgers have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Juan Soto is leading the Padres with 19 hits this season while batting .227 with 17 RBIs. He currently has 5 home runs and Walks with an 0.397 OBP this season.
• Fernando Tatis Jr. is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .273. In 16 games this season he has 11 hits and an 0.34 OBP this season.
• Leading the Padres in runs batted is Fernando Tatis Jr. with 7 in 16 games this season. He’s also batting .273 on the year with 11 hits and 2 home runs.

Dodgers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Freddie Freeman is leading the Dodgers with 25 this season while batting .310 with 14 RBIs. He currently has 5 home runs and Walks with an 0.386 OBP this season.
• Luke Williams is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .152. In 8 games this season he has 6 hits and an 0.204 OBP this season.
• Leading the Dodgers in runs batted in this season is Luke Williams with 6 in 8 games this season. He’s also batting .152 on the year with 6 hits and 3 home runs.