Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 11, 2024

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Saturday when the Los Angeles Dodgers (26-13) and San Diego Padres (20-20) take to the field at 8:40 PM ET, live on SDPA. Shohei Ohtani is batting .355 for the Dodgers (-148 favorites on the moneyline) while Jurickson Profar leads the underdog Padres (+123) with a .328 average. Los Angeles’ James Paxton and San Diego’s Matt Waldron have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-148)
• Underdog: Padres (+123)
• Over/under: 9

Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have won in 25, or 67.6%, of the 37 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This year Los Angeles has won 19 of 29 games when listed as at least -148 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 59.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Padres have won 43.8% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (7-9).
• San Diego is 3-4 (winning 42.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +123 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Padres a 44.8% chance to win.

Dodgers vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Mookie Betts is batting .346 with six home runs and 27 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Betts ranks third in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging.
• Ohtani is batting .355 this season with 11 home runs and 27 RBI.
• Profar has put up a team-best batting average of .328 while pacing the Padres in runs batted in (27).
• Among all batters in the majors, Profar’s home run total puts him 44th, and his RBI total ranks 13th.
• Jake Cronenworth has 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 14 walks while batting .292.

Dodgers vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.25 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined 1.116 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Padres pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
• San Diego has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.12).
• Pitchers for the Padres combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.248).