Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 10/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, October 14, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-132) San Diego (+100)

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in Game 3 of their series. The series is tied 1-1 after the Padres won Game 2 by a score of 5-3. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -132 while the Padres are coming in at +100. The over/under is 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Tony Gonsolin and Blake Snell.

Los Angeles is slugging .442 and have been called out on strikes 1,374 times, while drawing a walk on 607 occasions. They have amassed 812 runs batted in in addition to 1,418 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .257. The Dodgers have accrued 325 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 212 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 847 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .333. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 1st in the league.

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The Dodgers have an ERA of 2.80 so far this year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,465 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 407 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.45 as a squad this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.05. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 152 long balls in addition to 513 total runs (1st in baseball).

Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 104 times in addition to having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 93 holds this year (10th in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 70.5% and stepped onto the hill in 156 save situations. They have recorded 43 saves this season and have not converted 18 of their 61 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 144 runners so far this year with 25.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Dodgers have dispatched 563 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Dodgers have converted 72.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 13,062 innings, which ranks them 1st in the majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 4,354 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,351 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 12th in baseball, and they have turned 120 double plays.

Gonsolin has taken the hill for 272 innings and has tallied 267 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 2.51 (76 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.987. He has given up 178 base knocks (5.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 91 free passes. Gonsolin (26-6 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.45 while he has faced 1,076 hitters in the major leagues.

The San Diego Padres have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .241 for the year. They have struck out on 1,327 occasions (22nd in the league) and have accounted for 1,318 hits. San Diego is sitting with 153 home runs this year as well as 682 RBIs. The Padres hold a slugging % of .382 and they are scoring 4.35 runs per game (13th in the league). They have recorded 276 doubles, while taking a walk 574 times and putting up 705 runs.

The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.200 and have a FIP of 3.82 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.10 (1,451 strikeouts vs 468 walks). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,263. They have surrendered 173 homers and they concede 4.12 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have given up 660 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.81 (611 earned runs allowed).

With 145 save situations, the Padres have recorded 70 holds and 22 blown saves. San Diego has had relief pitchers take the mound in 70 save opportunities and they have converted 48 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 162 times in high leverage situations and on 127 occasions with base runners. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% of 200 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 9th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.6%, and they have dispatched 488 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season.

In 12,990 innings on the field, the Padres have a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (8th in professional baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 116 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Padres have accrued 1,362 assists, 76 errors and have 4,330 putouts for the season.

Snell (57-46 career record) has a 3.41 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and he has faced 3,377 batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 308 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.245 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. So far in his career, Snell has surrendered 660 hits while accumulating 989 strikeouts in 812 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (+100)

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