National League West foes San Diego and Los Angeles meet in the divisional round of the playoffs that begin Saturday at Chavez Ravine. The two teams battled for the division crown until September. The Padres actually won the season series for the first time since 2010 by winning 8 of 13 games. The Dodgers, however, took 2 of 3 from the Padres in the final weeks of the season to win the division. Los Angeles finished the season with 98 wins – a record in all of baseball. The Padres finished with 43 wins after the All-Star Break – the best in all of baseball.
The two teams will face off starting Saturday for the right to face the winner of the Mets/Phillies series in the National League Championship Series. Injuries to a handful of Dodgers starters forced Los Angeles to rely on Shohei Ohtani and the rest of the Dodgers bats to carry them…but that’s exactly what Shohei and his teammates did. Ohtani himself became the 1st player in game history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases. Balance has been the underlying key for the Padres since the All-Star Break, as they rank in the Top 5 in team scoring and ERA.
Let’s dive into the match and find a sweat or two.
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Game Details and How to Watch Padres vs. Dodgers – Game 1
● Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
● Time: 8:38 p.m. ET
● Venue: Dodger Stadium
● City: Los Angeles, California
● Television/Streaming: FS1
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Game odds for Padres vs. Dodgers
The latest odds as of Friday:
● Money line: San Diego Padres (+114), Los Angeles Dodgers (-135)
● Spread: Padres +1.5 (-192), Dodgers -1.5 (+160)
● Total: 7.5
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Likely starting pitchers for Padres vs. Dodgers
● Saturday Kickoff Match (October 5): Dylan Stop vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
○ Padres: Cease (14-11, 3.47 ERA) allowed 73 earned runs and 137 hits while striking out 224 in 189.1 innings. Cease appeared in 2 playoff games during his career, pitching a total of 2.2 innings without recording a decision but amassing a 10.13 ERA. One of the 2 appearances was a start in which he allowed 3 earned runs in 1.2 innings.
○ The Dodgers: Yamamoto (7-2, 3.00 ERA) allowed 30 earned runs and 78 hits while striking out 105 in 90 innings. The rookie pitcher has yet to make the playoffs.
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Top Betting Trends and Information to Know Before Padres @ Dodgers
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It’s the 3rd all-time playoff meeting with the Dodgers winning in 2020 and the Padres winning in 2022.
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Yamamoto has struggled this season against the Padres, allowing eight earned runs in six innings over two starts.
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The Dodgers have won 8 of their last 10 games against NL West foes.
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The OVER is 4-1 in the Dodgers’ last 5 games with a rest advantage over their opponent.
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San Diego’s bullpen has a 3.16 ERA in the second half of the season
Playoff history for San Diego and Los Angeles
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Padres: San Diego owns a 20-32 record in its postseason history. They reached the World Series twice and lost both in 1984 and 1998.
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The Dodgers: LA owns an all-time playoff record of 11,549-10,209. They have won 7 World Series crowns – 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988 and 2020.
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Expert Picks and Predictions for Game 1 of the San Diego-Los Angeles Series
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Here are the best bets our model projects for the Padres vs. Dodgers opener:
· Money line: NBC Sports recommends betting on the Dodgers on Moneyline
· Spread: NBC Sports recommends a play on the Dodgers on the Run Line
· Total number of races: NBC Sports recommends playing on Total OVER 7.5 races
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