Padres vs Dodgers Predictions, Picks and Betting Advice May 5-7
Padres vs Dodgers Series Betting Preview
WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang gives his Padres vs Dodgers series predictions and betting advice set to start on May 5 for a three game series. Andy runs through notable pitchers on both sides in each game, batter splits against starting pitchers, betting advice and more! Read his Padres vs Dodgers betting preview below!
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Padres vs Dodgers May 5 Betting Preview
Joe Musgrove 1-0 10.80 ERA 1.68 WHIP vs Clayton Kershaw 5-1 1.89 ERA 0.76 WHIP
•Current Padres bat .231 in 195 plate appearances against Kershaw with 11 home runs.
•Current Dodgers bat .307 against Musgrove in 184 plate appearances with four home runs.
•Manny Machado 11-38 2 HR
•Juan Soto 2-11 HR
•Fernando Tatis 5-20 2 HR
•Freddie Freeman 11-24 HR
•Mookie Betts 5-14 2-2Bs
•Max Muncy 9-23 HR 3-2Bs
In his last appearance against San Diego (Oct.2022) Kershaw pitched five innings while allowing three runs on six hits. The Padres are currently hitting .254 (15th) vs left-handed pitching with a .321 on-base percentage (16th) and a 105 wRC+ (14th).
In his last appearance against Los Angeles (Oct.2022) Musgrove tossed six innings while allowing three runs on six hits. The Dodgers are hitting .252 (10th) against right-handed pitching with a .345 on-base percentage (2nd) and a 125 wRC+ (2nd).
Padres vs Dodgers May 6 Betting Preview
Yu Darvish 1-2 3.60 ERA 1.20 WHIP vs Dustin May 3-1 3.15 ERA 0.99 WHIP
•Current Padres bat .205 against May in 95 plate appearances with five home runs.
•Current Dodgers bat .222 against Darvish in 188 plate appearances with 10 home runs.
•Manny Machado 7-24 HR
•Fernando Tatis 2-15 HR
•Jake Cronenworth 4-13 HR
•Freddie Freeman 8-25 3 HR
•Mookie Betts 5-28 HR 3-2Bs
•Max Muncy 7-28 HR
In his last appearance against San Diego (Sept.2022) May allowed four runs on five hits across five innings of work. The Padres currently bat .221 (26th) against right-handed pitching with a .315 on-base percentage (20th) and 97 wRC+ (18th).
In his last appearance against Los Angeles (Oct.2022) Darvish allowed three runs on seven hits across five innings pitched. Dodgers vs RHP listed above.
Padres vs Dodgers May 7 Betting Preview
Blake Snell 1-4 5.28 ERA 1.76 WHIP vs Julio Urias 4-3 3.86 ERA 1.11 WHIP
•Current Padres bat .215 against Urias in 68 plate appearances with two home runs.
•Current Dodgers bat .264 against Snell in 162 plate appearances with five home runs.
•Manny Machado 10-29 4 HR
•Juan Soto 1-20
-Jake Cronenworth 3-19 HR
•Freddie Freeman 4-11 2B
•Mookie Betts 10-41 HR
•Max Muncy 2-20 HR
In his last appearance against San Diego (Oct.2022) Urias tossed five innings while allowing only three runs on four hits. Padres vs LHP listed above.
In his last appearance against Los Angeles (Oct.2022) Snell allowed only one run on five hits across 5.1 innings pitched. The Dodgers currently bat only .198 (29th) vs left-handed pitchers with a .299 on-base percentage (25th) and 87 wRC+ (22nd).
Padres vs Dodgers Expert Betting Advice
This will be the first head-to-head meeting between these teams in the 2023 campaign. The Dodgers dominated the regular season series 14-5, going not only 8-2 at home but also 6-3 at Petco Park.
Los Angeles has the starting pitching edge in all three games, so we can look their way if we can get a decent series price on Thursday night. The Dodgers have heated up of late winning six straight and 9 of their last 11 games.
Joe Musgrove has really struggled through his first two outings thus far and Freddie Freeman has dominated him going 11-24 with a home run for a career average close to .500.
Freeman just came out of a series against Philadelphia where he went 6-13 with a home run. Look his way on total base overs in the May 5 game.
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