Dodgers vs. Padres NLDS Game 2 Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – October 6, 2024

The NLDS continues on Sunday when the Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers will look to build on their 1-0 lead in the series when the game begins at 8:03 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. Los Angeles’ Jack Flaherty and San Diego’s Yu Darvish have been named the starters for this contest. Oddsmakers favor the Dodgers (-142) for this one, while the Padres have +120 odds as underdogs.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-142)
• Underdog: Padres (+120)
• Over/under: 8.5

Dodgers vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been favorites in 144 games this season and have come away with the win 92 times (63.9%) in those contests.
• This season Los Angeles has been victorious 66 times in 104 chances when named as a favorite of at least -142 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 58.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Padres are 32-28 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 53.3% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer, San Diego has a 10-11 record (winning 47.6% of its games).
• The Padres have a 45.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Dodgers vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani is batting .310 with 54 home runs and 130 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Los Angeles hitters this season.
• Ohtani’s home runs put him second in MLB, and he ranks second in RBI.
• Freddie Freeman is batting .282 with an OBP of .378 and a slugging percentage of .476 this season.
• Jurickson Profar is hitting .280 with 29 doubles, 24 home runs and 76 walks.
• Among all batters in the majors, Profar is 42nd in homers and 35th in RBI.
• Manny Machado has hit 29 home runs with 105 RBI. Both lead his team.

Dodgers vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
• The Dodgers have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.
• Dodgers pitchers have a 1.228 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective 9.1 K/9, the fourth-best in MLB.
• San Diego’s 3.86 team ERA ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Padres have the sixth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.222).