Dodgers vs. Padres NLDS Game 1 Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – October 5, 2024

The NLDS kicks off Saturday at 8:38 p.m. ET when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres live from Dodger Stadium, and airing on Fox Sports 1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts for Los Angeles while Dylan Cease is San Diego’s starter for the contest. Bookmakers favor the Dodgers (-135) for this one, while the Padres have +115 odds as underdogs.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-135)
• Underdog: Padres (+115)
• Over/under: 7.5

Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been victorious in 91, or 63.6%, of the 143 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Los Angeles has a record of 73-40 when favored by -135 or more this year.
• The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 57.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Padres have won 32 of the 59 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (54.2%).
• San Diego is 11-14 (winning 44% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +115 or longer.
• The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 46.5% in this game.

Dodgers vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani is batting .310 with 54 home runs and 130 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Los Angeles hitters this season.
• Ohtani’s home runs rank him second in MLB, and he ranks second in RBI.
• Freddie Freeman has 153 hits and an OBP of .378 to go with a slugging percentage of .476 this season.
• Jurickson Profar is batting .280 with 29 doubles, 24 home runs and 76 walks.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Profar is 42nd in home runs and 35th in RBI.
• Manny Machado has hit 29 home runs with 105 RBI. Both are team-highs.

Dodgers vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
• The Dodgers have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.
• The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.228 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• The Padres pitching staff is fourth in the majors with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• San Diego has the 12th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.86).
• The Padres have the sixth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.222).