Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers (63-45) are traveling to Petco Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the San Diego Padres (54-56). The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -125 and San Diego opens at +105. The over/under is 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Lance Lynn and Rich Hill.

Los Angeles is slugging .457 and have been called out on strikes 932 times, while taking a walk on 457 occasions. They have 593 RBI's as well as 917 hits this season, and their team batting average is .250. The Dodgers have compiled 205 doubles as a unit and have smacked 175 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 613 runs scored and have an OBP of .338. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.7 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in the league.

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The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 4.43 this year (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 921 batters. Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 124 home runs and 501 runs in total (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 329 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.22 as a team on the year. Los Angeles has allowed 894 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 474 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Dodgers relievers have recorded a save rate of 69.2% and has entered the game in 100 save situations. The relievers have inherited 152 base runners on the year with 27.0% of them ended up scoring. Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 101 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 386 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have a total of 61 holds so far this year (13th in baseball). They have compiled 27 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 12 of 39 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have transformed 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,664 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 2,888 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 927 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and have 94 double plays.

Lynn (130-93 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.72 and he has gone up against 7,763 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 1,689 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 639 free passes. His ERA is 3.71 (756 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.271. Lynn has thrown 1,832 innings and has racked up 1,866 strikeouts during his MLB career.

San Diego has recorded 143 home runs on the campaign as well as 487 RBIs. They have recorded 190 doubles, while walking 457 times as well as putting up 508 runs. The San Diego Padres have earned a team on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .240 this year. The Padres hold a team SLG% of .415 and they tally 4.62 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have been rung up on 909 occasions (20th in MLB) and have 879 base hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 438 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.72 (405 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 120 homers and they concede 4.03 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.259 with a FIP of 4.17 as a squad for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (976 strikeouts vs 373 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 860.

San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.4% out of 123 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 110 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on base. With 115 save situations, the Padres have earned 65 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. They rank 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 351 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the game in 49 save chances and they have recorded 28 saves.

Out of their 8,811 innings played, the Padres have a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (6th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (4th in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 988 assists, 45 errors and have earned a total of 2,937 putouts this season.

Hill (89-69 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.93 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and he has faced 5,809 hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 601 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.250 and having a FIP of 4.0. So far in his career, Hill has surrendered 1,194 hits while earning 1,398 K's in 1,378 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-125)

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