Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Preview & Picks – Padres To Down Dodgers In MLB Series Opener

By Leigh Copson

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Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres picks for Monday, June 9
Game is taking place at Petco Park
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Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Preview & Picks

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Preview & Picks
Head To Head
Los Angeles Dodgers Form
San Diego Padres Form

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Preview & Picks

San Diego are tipped to win the opening game of this series.

The Padres are the team in better form heading into this matchup, while the Dodgers’ pitching line-up has been blown up by injuries.

San Diego Padres are 9-5 in their last 14 games
Los Angeles Dodgers are 3-5 in their previous 8 games
San Diego starter Nick Pivetta is 6-2 with a 3.16 ERA
The Over has cashed in 4 of the last 6 meetings (1 push)

Head To Head

Los Angeles Dodgers lead the all-time series 530-432-1
Los Angeles Dodgers won 2-0 when the two teams last met in October 2024

Los Angeles Dodgers Form

Los Angeles head to San Diego on the back of a win, but in underwhelming form with five defeats in their last eight games.

The Dodgers have not won back-to-back outings since they ended May with a couple of wins over the New York Yankees, winning 8-5 and 18-2 at home.

They missed out on the series sweep as they lost the final meeting 7-3, and then began a four-game series with the Mets with a 4-3 defeat.

Los Angeles rallied to take two of the next three meetings, sandwiching a 6-1 defeat with a couple of 6-5 wins, but failed to build on that in St Louis.

The Dodgers lost the first two meetings with the Cardinals, 5-1 and 2-1, although they avoided being swept with a 7-3 victory in the series finale.

San Diego Padres Form

San Diego come into this series having cooled off with three defeats in their previous five games.

The Padres made a flying start to June as the reeled off three consecutive victories, starting with a 6-4 home success against Pittsburgh.

They backed that up on the road as they then won 1-0 and 3-2 in San Francisco, but they were unable to maintain that good form.

San Diego had to settle for a split of the four-game series with the Giants, losing the final two meetings 6-5 and 3-2.

The Padres then travelled to Milwaukee where they were able to win 2-0 and 1-0 either side of a 4-3 defeat to the Brewers.

Verdict

LA Dodgers @ SD Padres

Both teams have shown some inconsistency in recent times, but San Diego are in slightly better form.

And unlike the Dodgers, their pitching crew is not ravaged by injuries, so give us the Padres as a home underdog.

San Diego Win

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