On Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers (94-64) are hosting the San Diego Padres (91-67), at 10:10 p.m. ET, in the final Game of a three-Game series.
The Dodgers (-115 on the moneyline) and the Padres (-104) will square off in an expected close contest. The Los Angeles Dodgers will hand the ball to Walker Buehler (1-6, 5.63 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Padres will turn to Joe Musgrove (6-5, 3.95 ERA).
These clubs play again following the Dodgers’ 4-3 victory over the Padres yesterday. Alex Vesia (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) registered the win for the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Jeremiah Estrada (0.2 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Padres.
Here is what you need to get ready for Thursday’s Dodgers vs. Padres action, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Dodgers (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
- Underdog: Padres (-104, bet $104 to win $100)
- Over/under: 8.5
Dodgers vs. Padres: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Game Time: 10:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Dodger Stadium
- TV Channel: Padres
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- This season, the Dodgers have been favored 139 times and won 87, or 62.6%, of those games.
- Los Angeles has entered 133 games this season favored by -115 or more and is 84-49 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
- So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 87 of 158 games with a total.
- The Dodgers are 77-80-0 against the spread this season.
Walker Buehler (Dodgers probable starter)
- Buehler (1-6) gets the starting nod for the Dodgers in his 16th start of the season. He has a 5.63 ERA in 70 1/3 innings pitched, with 63 strikeouts.
- The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
- The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.63, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 15 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .291 batting average against him.
- Buehler heads into the game with three quality starts under his belt this year.
- Buehler is looking for his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.7 frames per appearance on the mound.
- In one of his 15 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- The opposing Padres offense has a collective .264 batting average, and is third in the league with 1424 total hits and eighth in MLB action with 746 runs scored. It has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.421) and ranks 11th in home runs (187) in all of MLB.
- Head-to-head against the Padres this season, Buehler has thrown 3 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out two.
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers have hit 225 homers this season, which ranks third in the league.
- Hitters for Los Angeles lead the majors with a combined .443 team slugging percentage.
- The Dodgers’ .256 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fifth in MLB.
- Los Angeles is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking second with 809 total runs this season.
- The Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .333 this season, which ranks second in the league.
- Los Angeles ranks 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.3 whiffs per contest.
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- The Padres have been underdogs in 55 games this season and have come away with the win 30 times (54.5%) in those contests.
- This year, San Diego has won 26 of 45 games when listed as at least -104 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Padres have an implied victory probability of 51% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 80 of its 158 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Padres have an against the spread mark of 80-77-0 in 157 games with a line this season.
Joe Musgrove (Padres probable starter)
- The Padres are sending Musgrove (6-5) to make his 19th start of the season. He is 6-5 with a 3.95 ERA and 95 strikeouts through 93 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent outing on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, the righty went six scoreless innings while surrendering four hits.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.95, with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 games this season. Opponents are batting .254 against him.
- Musgrove is trying to build on a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
- Musgrove will try to build on a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing).
- He is trying to have his third straight appearance with no earned runs surrendered.
- The opposing Dodgers offense has a collective .256 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 1374 total hits and second in MLB play with 809 runs scored. They have the first-ranked slugging percentage (.443) and are third in all of MLB with 225 home runs.
- Musgrove has a 16.88 ERA and a 3.375 WHIP against the Dodgers this season in 2 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .500 batting average over one appearance.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres rank 11th in baseball with 187 total home runs.
- So far this season, San Diego’s .421 slugging percentage ranks seventh-best in the majors.
- The Padres’ .264 batting average leads MLB.
- The offense for San Diego is No. 8 in the majors, scoring 4.7 runs per game (746 total runs).
- The Padres rank fourth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .326.
