The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers resume their
rivalry on Friday night with both teams sending their aces to the mound. Jake Peavy, for the Padres, used to be one of
the most feared pitchers in all of baseball, but things haven’t been going that
well for him so far this season. Peavy
is 2 and 3 with a 5.74 ERA. His WHIP is
1.47. The problem for bettors when it
comes to Peavy is that he was awful in the World Baseball Classic as well. It means that Peavy might be done as a
pitcher at this level.
The Dodgers send hot shot youngster Clayton Kershaw to the
mound. Kershaw hasn’t been any better
than Peavy going 0 and 2 with a 7.29 ERA for a 1.43 WHIP.
Here is the BetUS online sportsbook betting line for this
game.
San Diego Padres
Jake Peavy – R +1 ½ -190 +120 O
8 -115 O/U 3 ½ -125/-105
Los Angeles Dodgers
Clayton Kershaw – L -1 ½ +160 -140 U 8 -105 O/U 4 -120/-110
Here are a few online wagering trends for this game.
The Over is 9-2-1 in
the San Diego
Padres last 12 starts as a road underdog.
The San Diego Padres are 1 and 4 in Jake Peavy’s
last 6 starts as an underdog.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 6 and 0 in Clayton Kershaw’s
last 6 starts at home.
The Over is 11-1-1 in
the Los Angeles
Dodgers last 13 starts versus a right-hander.
At first I thought I’d have difficulty finding a suitable
wager in this game, but then I checked out the trends and it became obvious to me
that this game should easily go over the BetUS Total of 8 runs.
L.A.
hits lights out against right-handers and Jake Peavy has been terrible so far
this season. Sound like an over game to
me.
Clayton Kershaw’s ERA hasn’t been all that great lately
either and both guys allow over 1 base runner an inning. Even if the Dodgers only allow the Padres to
score 3 runs, L.A. should put up at least 6 in this one because their bats are
strong and Padres have to keep Peavy in there as long as possible.
I see this game easily going over and that’s the bet I will
make.
I’m going to bet this game to go over the BetUS Total of 8
runs at -115.