The San Diego Padres host the Los Angeles Dodgers for Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. ET at PETCO Park. The series is tied 1-1.
The Dodgers (+129 underdog moneyline odds) visit the Padres (-152). The probable starters are Michael King (13-9, 2.95 ERA) for the Padres against Walker Buehler (1-6, 5.38 ERA) for the Dodgers.
Sunday, the Padres picked up a 10-2 win over the Dodgers, with Yu Darvish (7.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 3 K) registering the win for the Padres. Fernando Tatis Jr. finished 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and three RBI to lead the offense. Jack Flaherty (5.1 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 2 K) took the loss for the Dodgers.
Here is everything you need to get ready for this playoff contest between the Padres and Dodgers, including viewing options.
San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Padres (-152, bet $152 to win $100)
- Underdog: Dodgers (+129, bet $100 to win $129)
- Over/under: 7.5
Padres vs. Dodgers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Game Time: 9:08 p.m. ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- This season, the Padres have been favored 104 times and won 63, or 60.6%, of those games.
- San Diego has entered 45 games this season favored by -152 or more and is 31-14 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 60.3% chance of a victory for the Padres.
- San Diego and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 85 of 166 opportunities.
- The Padres are 84-81-0 ATS in their 165 games with a spread this season.
Michael King (Padres probable starter)
- King makes the start for the Padres, his 31st of the season. He is 13-9 with a 2.95 ERA and 201 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the righty tossed seven scoreless innings against the Atlanta Braves while surrendering five hits.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 2.95, with 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 31 games this season. Opponents have a .221 batting average against him.
- King heads into the game with 14 quality starts under his belt this year.
- King is looking for his sixth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 frames per appearance on the hill.
- He is trying to have his third straight outing with no earned runs given up.
- He will match up with a Dodgers squad that is batting .258 as a unit (fourth in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .446 (first in MLB) with 233 total home runs (third in MLB).
- King has pitched 20 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 15 hits while striking out 23 against the Dodgers this season.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 29-year-old’s 2.95 ERA ranks ninth, 1.192 WHIP ranks 29th, and 10.4 K/9 ranks eighth.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres’ 190 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 467 extra-base hits, San Diego ranks seventh in MLB with a .420 slugging percentage this season.
- No team has a better batting average than the .263 AVG the Padres have posted this season.
- San Diego has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 760.
- The Padres have an on-base percentage of .324 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
- No team has fewer strikeouts this season than San Diego, whose batters have struck out only 6.6 times per game on average.
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- The Dodgers have been victorious in five, or 29.4%, of the 17 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Los Angeles has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +129 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 43.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 92 of its 164 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Dodgers have an against the spread record of 81-82-0 in 163 games with a line this season.
Walker Buehler (Dodgers probable starter)
- Buehler makes the start for the Dodgers, his 17th of the season. He is 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 75 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last pitched on Friday, Sept. 27 against the San Diego Padres, when he tossed five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
- The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.38, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opponents are hitting .289 against him.
- Buehler is looking to collect his fourth quality start of the season in this game.
- Buehler will try to continue a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.7 innings per appearance).
- He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Padres offense has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.420) and ranks 10th in home runs hit (190) in all of MLB. They have a collective .263 batting average, and are first in the league with 1456 total hits and eighth in MLB action scoring 760 runs.
- In 8 1/3 innings over two appearances against the Padres this season, Buehler has a 4.32 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP while his opponents are batting .294.
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers are third in MLB play with 233 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
- So far this season, Los Angeles is the top slugging team in MLB play with a .446 slugging percentage.
- The Dodgers have the fourth-best batting average in the league (.258).
- Los Angeles is the second-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 5.2 runs per game (842 total).
- The Dodgers rank second in MLB with an on-base percentage of .335.
