Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-125) San Diego (+105)

The San Diego Padres (17-15) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (19-13) at Petco Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -125 and the Padres are at +105. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Clayton Kershaw and Joe Musgrove.

The Dodgers have accrued 56 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 54 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .461 and have been rung up 305 times, while taking a walk on 146 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.7 runs per contest, which has them at 4th in baseball. They have recorded 179 RBI's and 255 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .241. They have accumulated 182 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 4.32 over the course of the season (14th in the league), and the staff has struck out 259 batters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 32 home runs and 140 runs (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 83 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a team for the year. Los Angeles has conceded 272 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 135 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 36 times and also have had 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 15 holds on the season (15th in MLB). The Dodgers relievers have compiled a save rate of 70.0% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. They have earned 7 saves so far this year and have not converted 3 of their 10 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 59 runners this year and 27.1% of those players crossed the plate. The Dodgers have sent 106 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Dodgers have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,529 innings on the diamond, ranking them 18th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 843 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 277 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which puts them in 13th in MLB, and they have turned 25 double plays.

Kershaw has taken the hill for 2,619 innings and has earned 2,848 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.47 (719 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.998. He has allowed 1,979 base hits (6.8 hits per nine innings) with 634 walks. Kershaw (202-88 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 2.76 while he has faced 10,304 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Padres hold a team SLG% of .403 and they are recording 4.28 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have 59 doubles, while taking a walk 127 times and racking up 137 runs. San Diego has recorded 37 long balls on the campaign to go along with 131 runs batted in. They have struck out on 282 occasions (10th in the league) and are sitting with 246 hits. The San Diego Padres have tallied an OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .235 on the campaign.

The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 140 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.34 (137 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 40 dingers and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.334 in addition to having a FIP of 4.61 as a squad this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (268 strikeouts against 110 free passes). They come in at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 269.

Sitting with 39 save situations, the Padres have tallied 22 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 17 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 37 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score rate of 44.1% of 34 inherited base runners. They sit at 7th in the league with a save rate of 70.6%, and they have sent 97 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

Out of their 2,562 innings played, the Padres have a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (10th in professional baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .993 (1st in pro baseball). The Padres have 302 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 854 putouts so far this year.

Musgrove (51-54 career win-loss mark) has a 3.86 ERA and has allowed 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.93 and he has faced 3,615 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 372 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.174 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Musgrove has allowed 799 base hits while tallying 861 strikeouts in 867 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-125)

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