Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-150) San Diego (+125)

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres (71-56) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (72-55) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -150 and the Padres are at +125. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tyler Glasnow and Nestor Cortes.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.1 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have a total of 643 runs while having a team OBP of .330. The Dodgers have compiled 198 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 185 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 620 runs batted in and 1,071 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .253. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .438 and have been rung up 1,065 times, while drawing a walk on 464 occasions.

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The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 4.12 this year (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,109 batters. Dodgers pitchers have given up 149 long balls and also 556 total runs (19th in MLB). They have walked 430 batters and their FIP sits at 4.18 as a squad on the season. Los Angeles has surrendered 1,020 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 509 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30.

The Dodgers have dispatched 452 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 187 base runners so far this year and 25.1% of those players ended up scoring. They have 36 saves for the year and have missed out on 21 out of their 57 save opportunities. The Dodgers relievers have earned a save percentage of 63.2% and stepped onto the hill in 161 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 100 holds so far this season (1st in MLB). Dodgers pitchers have come into the game with runners on 118 times and also have had 144 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,005 innings, ranking them 16th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 3,335 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,070 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 8th in baseball, and have earned 84 double plays.

Glasnow (40-34 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 2,954 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 557 base knocks (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 275 walks. His ERA is 3.76 (301 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.155. Glasnow has pitched in 720 innings and is sitting with 918 punch outs in his MLB career.

The San Diego Padres have tallied a team on-base percentage of .321 as well as a team batting average of .251 for the season. They have been rung up on 871 occasions (28th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,049 base hits. San Diego has 106 home runs for the year to go along with 485 RBIs. The Padres hold a team slugging % of .383 and they tally 4.14 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have 200 doubles, while walking 406 times as well as putting up 518 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 475 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.58 (439 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 124 home runs and they relinquish 3.87 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.207 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (1,074 strikeouts against 411 free passes). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 923.

With 143 save situations, the Padres have earned 84 holds and 15 blown saves. San Diego has had relievers enter the contest in 55 save chances and they have tallied 40 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 172 times in high leverage situations and on 146 occasions with runners on. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% of 207 inherited base runners. They sit at 2nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have sent 439 relievers onto the field this season.

The San Diego Padres have turned 94 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in MLB). The Padres have recorded 948 assists, 57 errors and have 3,315 putouts for the year. In 9,945 innings on the field, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (2nd in the majors).

In his MLB career, Cortes Jr has given up 524 hits while accumulating 597 punch outs in 591 innings pitched. Cortes Jr (34-23 career record) is the owner of a 3.88 ERA and has conceded 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 255 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.183 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.41 and he has gone up against 2,439 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (+125)

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