San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+110) Los Angeles (-130)

The San Diego Padres (19-18) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (23-15). The moneyline on this contest has the Padres at +110 and the Dodgers open at -130. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Blake Snell and Dustin May.

As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in MLB. They have accounted for 154 runs and have an OBP of .321. The Padres have accrued 66 doubles as a team and have hit 41 balls out of the park. They have recorded 147 runs batted in and 281 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .231. San Diego is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 333 times, while being walked on 154 occasions.

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The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.96 for the season (12th in baseball), and they have rung up 313 hitters. Padres pitchers have yielded 44 home runs and 154 total runs (11th in MLB). They have walked 131 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.48 as a unit so far this year. San Diego has surrendered 297 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 146 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.39 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29.

Padres bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 25 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 29 holds for the season (3rd in the league). The Padres relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 65.0% and stepped onto the hill in 49 save situations. They have tallied 13 saves on the season and have missed out on 7 out of their 20 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 40 runners on the campaign with 37.5% of them crossed home plate. The Padres have sent 116 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The San Diego Padres have a tally of 995 putouts so far this season, as well as 335 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .993 which ranks 1st in professional baseball, and have accumulated 29 double plays. The Padres have converted 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,985 innings, which ranks them 5th in the majors.

Snell (58-51 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.53 while he has faced 3,534 batters in the majors. He has given up 694 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 373 free passes. His earned run average is 3.47 (327 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.259. Snell has taken the mound for 847 frames and has earned 1,028 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded an OBP of .327 and a team batting average of .232 this year. They have struck out on 353 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 291 base knocks. Los Angeles has accounted for 64 home runs on the year as well as 204 RBIs. The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .450 and they have an average of 5.47 runs per outing (4th in MLB). They have recorded 66 two-baggers, while getting a free base 171 times as well as recording 208 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.240 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.00 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (315 strikeouts against 102 walks). They come in at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 312. They have conceded 39 HR's and they allow 4.31 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 160 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.10 (152 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have converted 10 saves. They rank 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 126 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 29 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.6% out of 69 inherited base runners. With 30 save situations, the Dodgers have 17 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 30 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 328 assists, 16 errors and have accumulated 1,002 putouts on the season. In 3,006 innings on the field, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (13th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, May has surrendered 138 base hits while he has tallied 169 K's in 184 frames. He has conceded a total of 64 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.054 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and he has faced 743 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. May (12-9 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.13 earned run average while conceding 6.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+110)

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