San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+175) Los Angeles (-205)

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (90-40) will take on the San Diego Padres (73-59) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Padres at +175 and the Dodgers are at -205. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Sean Manaea and Julio Urias.

The Padres have tallied 229 doubles as a squad and have hit 119 balls out of the park. San Diego has a slugging rate of .382 and have been called out on strikes 1,079 times, while drawing a walk on 476 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 14th in the league. They have accrued 567 runs batted in in addition to 1,083 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .243. They have accounted for 585 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

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The Padres have compiled a team earned run average of 3.79 this year (10th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,173 hitters. They have walked 380 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have conceded 132 home runs in addition to 540 runs in total (12th in the league).

Padres pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 103 times and also have had 137 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 60 holds for the season (19th in baseball). The Padres relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 124 save situations. They have tallied 42 saves for the season and have blown 18 out of their 60 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 163 base runners on the campaign and 39.3% of them ended up scoring. The Padres have dispatched 384 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Padres have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,566 innings, which has them sitting 13th in MLB. The San Diego Padres have a total of 3,522 putouts for the season, as well as 1,145 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 98 double plays.

Manaea (57-48 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 3,598 batters in the majors. He has given up 828 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 225 walks. His ERA is 4.02 (385 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.223. Manaea has pitched in 861 innings and has racked up 777 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .448 and they have an average of 5.34 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have tallied 271 doubles, while taking a walk 490 times and racking up 694 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 170 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 661 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,085 instances (18th in the league) and have totaled 1,158 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded an on-base percentage of .337 as well as a batting average of .261 so far this year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 410 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 2.84 (366 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 114 dingers and they concede 3.18 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.053 with a FIP of 3.40 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.56 (1,154 strikeouts vs 324 free passes). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 897.

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 25.4% out of 118 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 105 times in high leverage situations and on 85 occasions with runners on. With 132 save situations, the Dodgers have 79 holds and 15 blown saves. They sit at 7th in the league with a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have sent 449 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 51 save chances and they have recorded 36 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 1,072 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 3,479 putouts during this campaign. In their 10,437 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (1st in professional baseball).

During his career, Urias has given up 462 base knocks and he has 564 strikeouts in 564 frames. Urias (46-17 win-loss record in his career) holds a 2.90 earned run average and has conceded 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 182 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.100 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.55 and he has faced 2,295 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+175)

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