Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, June 9, 2025

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-182) San Diego (+150)

The San Diego Padres (35-26) are welcoming the Los Angeles Dodgers (38-25) at Petco Park on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -182 while the Padres are sitting at +150. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Clayton Kershaw and Nick Pivetta.

The Dodgers have recorded 108 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 101 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .465 and have been rung up 522 times, while taking a walk on 238 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in MLB. They have accrued 345 runs batted in and 573 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is at .266. They have racked up 359 runs while holding a team OBP of .341.

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The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 4.13 this year (22nd in baseball), and they have rung up 570 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 83 home runs in addition to 283 total runs (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 225 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a unit on the season. Los Angeles has surrendered 510 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 259 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Dodgers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 52 times in addition to having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 46 holds on the season (4th in baseball). The Dodgers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 61.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 79 save situations. They have recorded 19 saves for the year and have blown 12 out of their 31 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 69 base runners so far this year with 21.7% of them crossed home plate. The Dodgers have sent 229 relievers to the mound this year.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned 1,692 putouts thus far, in addition to 542 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which puts them in 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 50 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,076 innings on the field, which has them sitting 16th in professional baseball.

Kershaw has pitched in 2,757 frames and has 2,976 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Kershaw (212-94 career record) holds a FIP of 2.48 while going up against 10,886 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.52 (771 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.014. He has given up 2,108 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) with 687 walks.

The San Diego Padres have recorded a team OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .249 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 427 instances (30th in MLB) and have accounted for 505 base knocks. San Diego has knocked in 54 HRs on the campaign as well as 233 RBIs. The Padres hold a slugging % of .380 and they have an average of 4.15 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have notched 88 two-baggers, while taking a walk 187 times as well as putting up 253 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have given up 237 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.55 (214 earned runs conceded). They have given up 62 HR's and they give up 3.94 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.201 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (534 strikeouts vs 196 walks). They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 455.

San Diego has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have converted 22 saves. They sit at 4th in MLB with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have sent 211 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 82 times in high leverage situations and on 66 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score rate of 38.5% out of 91 inherited base runners. Sitting with 71 save situations, the Padres have 40 holds and 8 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Padres have recorded 474 assists, 31 errors and are sitting with 1,626 putouts for the year. In their 4,878 innings played, the Padres have a efficiency on defense of 71.3% (6th in MLB).

Pivetta (62-73 career mark) is the owner of a 4.66 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and he has faced 4,657 batters so far in his career. He has allowed 568 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.299 and a FIP of 4.6. So far in his MLB career, Pivetta has allowed 1,029 base hits and he has 1,215 punch outs in 1,097 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+150)

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