MLB Predictions: Will the over cash when Padres host Dodgers? 7/2/17
Will today’s Dodgers and Padres game go over the betting total when the rivals wrap up their series at 4:40PM ET?
The Matchup: Dodgers vs. Padres, 4:40PM ET, Petco Park
Los Angeles is 54-28 on the year and 21-17 on the road. Over the club’s last 10 games, the Dodgers are 8-2 and have won three consecutive games. In the first two games of this series, L.A. beat San Diego 10-4 and 8-0.
As for San Diego, the Padres are 33-47 on the season and are playing .500 ball at home at 21-21. They’ve also split over their last 10 games, winning five and losing five.
According to oddsmakers, the Dodgers are -186 money line favorites to win in San Diego. That makes the Padres +167 money line underdogs. The total, meanwhile, is sitting at 8 runs after hitting the board at 9.
The Pitching Matchup: Kenta Maeda (LAD) vs. Jhoulys Chacin (SD)
Maeda won his sixth game of the season in his last start, a 4-0 win over the Angels. He held Los Angeles to four hits while pitching seven strong innings. The 29-year-old veteran stuck out six and walked none. Maeda is 6-3 on the year and owns a 4.15 ERA with a 1.13 WHIP.
Chacin, meanwhile, is coming off a tough-luck loss against the Braves at home in his last outing. He went seven innings, allowing just two runs on seven hits but received zero run support in a 3-0 loss. Chacin is now 6-7 on the season and owns a 4.76 ERA with a 1.32 WHIP.
Our Prediction
The over is 6-1-1 in the last eight meetings between these two teams in San Diego. It has also hit in four of the last five meetings overall. In Maeda’s last nine road starts, the over is 7-1-1 and finally, the over is 4-0 in Chacin’s last four outings versus National League West opponents.
Sunday MLB Prediction: Dodgers/Padres over 8
