San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+180) Los Angeles (-210)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (10-5) will go up against the San Diego Padres (7-8) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Padres at +180 and the Dodgers are priced at -210. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Yu Darvish and James Paxton.

The Padres have earned 25 doubles as a team and have hit 18 baseballs out of the park. San Diego has a slugging % of .431 and have struck out 110 times, while being walked on 47 occasions. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB. They have tallied 76 RBI's as well as 131 hits this year, and their batting average is .261. They have accounted for 80 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330.

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The Padres have compiled a team earned run average of 4.39 over the course of the season (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 132 hitters. Padres pitchers have relinquished 13 long balls in addition to 75 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 59 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.13 as a unit so far this year. San Diego has yielded 120 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 65 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Padres relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 17 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 27 runners so far this year and 51.9% of those players ended up scoring. Padres relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 18 times as well as having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 55 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The bullpen have earned 9 holds on the campaign (8th in baseball). They have recorded 4 saves this season and have blown 3 of 7 save chances.

The Padres have converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,200 innings, which ranks them 17th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 400 putouts so far this season, as well as 128 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which is 19th in baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays.

Darvish has thrown 1,643 frames and is sitting with 1,949 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.59 (656 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.141. He has given up 1,345 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 530 walks. Darvish (103-86 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.51 while he has gone up against 6,758 opposing batters in the majors.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .354 and a batting average of .277 for the year. They have been rung up on 153 instances (1st in the league) and have recorded 142 base hits. Los Angeles has tallied 20 long balls on the campaign to go along with 79 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .452 and they score 5.40 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have hit 26 two-baggers, while taking a walk 61 times and earning 81 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.165 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.76 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They rank 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 108. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 68 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (62 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (143 strikeouts against 47 walks). They have relinquished 15 dingers and they relinquish 4.60 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 8 save chances and they have earned 7 saves. They sit at 5th in baseball with a save percentage of 87.5%, and they have dispatched 49 relievers to the mound for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 10 times in high leverage situations and on 9 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.7% out of their 14 inherited base runners. With 19 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 11 holds and 1 blown save.

Out of their 1,197 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (6th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 7 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 122 assists, 8 errors and are sitting with 399 putouts this year.

Paxton (66-38 career win-loss record) has a 3.67 ERA while surrendering 8.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.49 and he has faced 3,586 batters so far in his career. He has conceded 351 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 3.5. In his career, Paxton has given up 784 hits and he has 941 punch outs in 861 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+180)

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