Dodgers vs. Padres NLDS Game 1 Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups October 5, 2024

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The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres to begin the NLDS on Saturday at 8:38 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts for Los Angeles while San Diego will counter with Dylan Cease.

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Odds to Win

Dodgers to win vs Padres -135

Bet $20, Payout $34.81

Dodgers vs. Padres betting lines

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

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

  • The Dodgers are 91-52 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.6% of those games).
  • Los Angeles has a record of 73-40 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -135 or shorter (64.6% winning percentage).
  • The Dodgers have a 57.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • Los Angeles has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 162 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 90 of those games (90-68-4).
  • The Dodgers are 80-81-0 against the spread this season.

Dodgers hitting info

  • Shohei Ohtani paces the Dodgers with 54 home runs and 130 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .310.
  • In MLB action, Ohtani ranks second in home runs and second in RBI.
  • Ohtani enters this game on a 12-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .628 with six doubles, six home runs, four walks and 20 RBI.
  • Freddie Freeman has 35 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 78 walks while hitting .282.
  • Freeman currently ranks 58th in home runs and 28th in RBI in the majors.
  • Freeman enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
  • Mookie Betts is batting .289 with 24 doubles, five triples, 19 home runs and 61 walks.
  • Teoscar Hernandez is batting .272 with 32 doubles, two triples, 33 home runs and 53 walks.
  • Hernandez has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with two home runs, a walk and six RBI.

Dodgers pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Dodgers has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
  • Los Angeles’ 3.90 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Dodgers pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in the majors (1.228).
  • Dodgers pitchers combine to give up the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (198 total, 1.2 per game).
  • In its 2-1 win last time out, Los Angeles struck out 12 Rockies batters while allowing six hits.

Padres betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Padres betting info

  • The Padres have won 32, or 54.2%, of the 59 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • San Diego is 11-14 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +115 or more on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 46.5% chance to win.
  • Games involving San Diego have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 83 of 164 chances this season.
  • The Padres are 83-80-0 against the spread in their 163 chances this season.

Padres hitting info

  • Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 24 home runs, 85 RBI and a batting average of .280 this season.
  • Profar ranks 42nd in homers and 35th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
  • Manny Machado is batting .275 this season with a team-high 29 home runs and 105 RBI.
  • Machado is 24th overall in homers and ninth in RBI this season.
  • Jackson Merrill has 162 hits this season and a slash line of .292/.326/.500.
  • Merrill has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .375 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and three RBI.
  • Luis Arraez leads San Diego with a .314 batting average. He’s also hit four homers and has 46 RBI.
  • Arraez has hit safely in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with three doubles, a triple and two RBI.

Padres pitching rankings

  • The Padres have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
  • San Diego pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 ERA this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
  • The Padres have a combined WHIP of just 1.222 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
  • The Padres have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 169 home runs allowed.
  • San Diego pitchers struck out eight Braves batters while allowing six hits in a 5-4 win last time out.
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