San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+155) Los Angeles (-180)

The San Diego Padres (46-33) are hitting the road to Dodger Stadium on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (48-28). The odds on this game have San Diego at +155 and Los Angeles is opening at -180. The betting total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be MacKenzie Gore and Clayton Kershaw.

The Padres have earned 144 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 65 balls out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging % of .377 and have struck out 653 times, while taking a walk on 275 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 11th in the league. They have accrued 347 RBI's and 645 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .241. They have a total of 359 runs while having a team OBP of .317.

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Padres pitchers have surrendered 74 long balls in addition to 298 runs in total (5th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 239 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a unit for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.15. The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.51 for the year (5th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 700 batters.

The Padres have dispatched 227 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 88 runners so far this season and 45.5% of those runners crossed the plate. They have 26 saves this year and have blown 12 out of their 38 save opportunities. The Padres relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 79 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 37 holds on the season (22nd in MLB). Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 62 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres are sitting with 2,125 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 737 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which ranks 1st in professional baseball, and have earned 63 double plays. The Padres have transformed 72.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,375 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 3rd in professional baseball.

Gore has thrown 59 innings and is sitting with 65 punch outs in his MLB career. Gore (4-3 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.33 and he has faced 252 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.34 (22 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.331. He has given up 51 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 28 free passes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .329 as well as a team batting average of .252 on the year. They have struck out on 649 occasions (15th in the league) and have notched a total of 652 base knocks. Los Angeles has compiled 96 home runs this season and 363 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .430 and they average 5.05 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have notched 146 doubles, while walking 291 times as well as putting up 384 runs.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.093 and have a FIP of 3.45 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.51 (678 strikeouts vs 193 free passes). They sit at 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 546. They have relinquished 69 home runs and they surrender 3.31 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 249 runs this season while holding an ERA of 2.96 (222 earned runs given up).

Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves. They sit at 8th in MLB holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 264 relievers onto the field this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 50 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of 70 inherited runners. With 78 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 49 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 63 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 638 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 2,029 putouts for the season. Out of their 6,087 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (5th in MLB).

Kershaw (190-86 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.50 earned run average while giving up 6.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.41 and he has gone up against 9,864 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 695 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.006 and a FIP of 2.8. During his MLB career, Kershaw has allowed 1,902 base knocks while he has tallied 2,721 punch outs in 2,503 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+155)

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