San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers odds, tips and betting trends | July 31

The Los Angeles Dodgers (63-45) and San Diego Padres (58-51) will meet on Wednesday at PETCO Park, with first pitch at 8:40 PM ET.

The Padres are a home favorite (-134) against the Dodgers (+114). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Diego Padres looking to Dylan Cease (10-8), and Clayton Kershaw answering the bell for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Get ready for the Padres vs. Dodgers with what you need to know about Wednesday’s game, including viewing options.

San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Padres (-134, bet $134 to win $100)
• Underdog: Dodgers (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
• Over/under: 7

Padres vs. Dodgers: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
• Game Time: 8:40 PM ET
• Stadium: PETCO Park
• TV Channel: Padres
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Padres stats and trends

Padres betting records

• This season, the Padres have won 33 out of the 61 games, or 54.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
• This season San Diego has won 20 of its 36 games, or 55.6%, when favored by at least -134 on the moneyline.
• The Padres have a 57.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• San Diego’s games have gone over the total in 58 of its 109 chances.
• The Padres are 56-52-0 against the spread in their 108 chances this season.

Dylan Cease (Padres probable starter)

• The Padres will send Cease (10-8) to make his 23rd start of the season. He is 10-8 with a 3.50 ERA and 168 strikeouts in 131 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance was on Thursday against the Washington Nationals, when the right-hander went nine scoreless innings without allowing a hit.
• In 22 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 3.50 ERA and 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .191 to his opponents.
• Cease is trying to build upon a fourth-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Cease is looking for his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.0 frames per appearance on the hill.
• He will attempt for his fourth straight outing without surrendering an earned run.
• He will face a Dodgers offense that ranks fourth in the league with 533 runs while batting .253 as a squad. It has a collective .435 slugging percentage (fourth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 147 home runs (third in MLB).
• This season, the 28-year-old ranks 30th in ERA (3.50), sixth in WHIP (.985), and second in K/9 (11.5) among qualifying pitchers.

Padres batting stats

• The Padres rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 122 home runs.
• Hitters for San Diego rank 10th in the majors with a combined .412 team slugging percentage.
• The Padres lead baseball with a .264 batting average.
• San Diego has scored 503 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
• The Padres are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking seventh with an OBP of .323.
• San Diego ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.8 whiffs per contest.

Dodgers stats and trends

Dodgers betting records

• The Dodgers have been underdogs in 13 games this season and have come away with the win four times (30.8%) in those contests.
• Los Angeles has a mark of 2-5 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +114 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 46.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Los Angeles has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 55 of 108 chances this season.
• The Dodgers are 53-54-0 against the spread in their 107 games that had a posted line this season.

Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers probable starter)

• The Dodgers will send Kershaw (0-0) to the mound for his second start of the season.
• In his last appearance on Thursday, the lefty threw four innings against the San Francisco Giants, allowing two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• He has a 4.50 ERA and 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .333 against him over his one game this season.
• He will take the hill against a Padres offense that is batting .264 as a unit (first in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .412 (10th in the league) with 122 total home runs (11th in MLB play).

Dodgers batting stats

• The Dodgers rank third in MLB play with 147 total home runs.
• So far this season, Los Angeles ranks fourth in the majors with a .435 slugging percentage.
• The Dodgers rank eighth in the majors with a .253 batting average.
• The offense for Los Angeles is No. 4 in MLB, scoring 4.9 runs per game (533 total runs).
• The Dodgers have a league-best .334 on-base percentage.