Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 12, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers (27-14) visit the San Diego Padres (21-21) at 4:10 PM ET Sunday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Shohei Ohtani is batting .352 this year (second in the league) for the favored Dodgers (-129), while Jurickson Profar ranks ninth in the majors with a .321 average for the underdog Padres. Walker Buehler will get the ball for Los Angeles while San Diego will counter with Yu Darvish.

Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-129)
• Underdog: Padres (+109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been favorites in 39 games this season and have come away with the win 26 times (66.7%) in those contests.
• This season Los Angeles has come away with a win 24 times in 35 chances when named as a favorite of at least -129 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 56.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Padres have been the underdog on the moneyline 18 total times this season. They’ve finished 8-10 in those games.
• San Diego has a 4-5 record (winning 44.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +109 or longer.
• The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.8% in this game.

Dodgers vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Mookie Betts has been key for Los Angeles with six home runs, 27 RBI and a batting average of .335 this season.
• Betts’ home runs put him 47th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks 13th in RBI.
• Ohtani is batting .352 this season with 11 home runs and 27 RBI.
• Profar leads the Padres in runs batted in (27) and has a team-best batting average of .321.
• In all of MLB, Profar ranks 47th in homers and 13th in RBI.
• Jake Cronenworth has 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 14 walks while hitting .286.

Dodgers vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• Dodgers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.15 this year, third-best in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined 1.095 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Padres pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
• San Diego has a 4.06 team ERA that ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Padres have the 11th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.239).