Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres MLB Betting Preview | August 7

Jurickson Profar has 97 hits this season, and will look for his 100th when his San Diego Padres (61-49) take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (74-33) on Sunday at 7:08 PM ET. The Padres are the underdog (+118) in this contest against the Dodgers (-140). Los Angeles has Tyler Anderson set to start, while San Diego will send out Yu Darvish.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Padres

• Game Day: Sunday, August 7, 2022
• Game Time: 7:08 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Dodgers Stats & Trends

Dodgers Batting

• The Dodgers rank seventh-best in MLB play with 137 total home runs.
• The Dodgers’ .259 batting average is third-best in MLB.
• The Dodgers have a league-leading .336 on-base percentage.
• The Dodgers’ 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the league.
• The Dodgers have hit 67 homers at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Dodgers are averaging 3.5 extra-base hits per game while slugging .445 in home contests.
• The club is batting .254 with 433 hits (8.3 per game) at home this season.

Dodgers Key Batters

• Freddie Freeman has an OPS of .925, fueled by an OBP of .399 to go with a slugging percentage of .526. All three of those stats lead Los Angeles hitters this season.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, Freeman’s batting average ranks third, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is 11th in slugging.
• Trea Turner is batting .306 with 27 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 28 walks.
• Turner is eighth in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage and 18th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Turner has picked up at least one hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a home run and two RBI.
• Mookie Betts leads Los Angeles in total hits (102) this season, and 47 of those have gone for extra bases.
• Betts has picked up a hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .391 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI.
• Will Smith has been key for Los Angeles with 91 hits, an OBP of .362 plus a slugging percentage of .477.
• Smith has safely hit in nine straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .385 with four doubles, two home runs, three walks and 12 RBI.

Padres Stats & Trends

Padres Batting

• The Padres’ 97 home runs rank 23rd in Major League Baseball.
• The Padres have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
• The Padres are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking ninth with an OBP of .318.
• The Padres rank 15th in strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.
• They have averaged 0.8 home runs per game in their 56 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .391 in away games this season with 173 extra-base hits.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .250 with 8.8 base hits per contest.

Padres Key Batters

• Juan Soto has accumulated an on-base percentage of .411, a team-high for the Padres.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Soto’s batting average puts him 87th, his on-base percentage is second, and he is 23rd in slugging.
• Soto takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with a double, a triple, a home run, six walks and an RBI.
• Josh Bell is slugging .486 to pace his team.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Bell is 12th in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage and 25th in slugging percentage.
• Manny Machado is hitting .293 with 23 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 44 walks.
• Brandon Drury’s 98 hits lead his team.

Dodgers vs. Padres Probable Pitchers