Saturday, April 25, 2015

Petco Park in San Diego

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Probable Pitchers: (R) McCarthy, B (2-0) vs. (R) Kennedy, I (0-0)

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Diego Padres on Saturday at Petco Park in San Diego.

The Dodgers are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record and 6-2 in their last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 7-3 in their last 10 overall and 7-3 in their last 10 games on grass. The under is 5-0 in the Dodgers last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 6-2 in their last 8 road games.

The Padres are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 and 22-6 in their last 28 home games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. a team with a winning record and 20-7 in their last 27 during game 2 of a series. The under is 3-1-1 in the Padres last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 and 9-3 in their last 12 home games vs. a team with a winning record.

Head-to-head, the under is 12-2 in the last 14 meetings in San Diego. The Dodgers are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 9-6-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Los Angeles Dodgers is 0.7

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 11-6-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the San Diego Padres is 1.3

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Dodgers

04/23/15 C A.J. Ellis Hand "?" Friday vs. San Diego Padres
04/06/15 P Brandon League Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Kenley Jansen Foot 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 P Brandon Beachy Elbow 60-day DL (2/23)
04/04/15 P Chris Withrow Elbow 60-day DL (2/21)

San Diego Padres

04/24/15 P Ian Kennedy Hamstring 15-day DL (4/10); expected to start Saturday vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow 60-day DL (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)
04/04/15 CF Melvin Upton Jr. Foot 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee 60-day DL (3/26)

Guy's Pick: Take San Diego

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