Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers (73-55) are on their way to Petco Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the San Diego Padres (72-56). The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -182 and the Padres open at +150. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Nick Pivetta.

The Dodgers have accounted for 205 doubles as a squad and have knocked 190 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .441 and have struck out 1,084 times, while being walked on 476 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have earned 642 runs batted in in addition to 1,107 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .255. They have accounted for 666 runs and have an on-base percentage of .332.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 152 home runs and 573 runs (22nd in the league). Los Angeles has conceded 1,054 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 526 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team ERA of 4.16 for the year (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,130 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 435 opposing players and their FIP is 4.16 as a squad on the season.

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 119 times in addition to having 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 100 holds for the year (1st in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 161 save situations. They have earned 36 saves on the season and have not converted 21 of their 57 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 189 runners so far this year with 24.9% of them crossed the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 461 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Dodgers have converted 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of 10,239 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 16th in baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have a total of 3,413 putouts this year, in addition to 1,098 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 8th in pro baseball, and they have turned 85 double plays.

Yamamoto (17-10 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 2.90 while going up against 907 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 176 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 68 walks. His ERA is 2.94 (73 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.093. Yamamoto has thrown 223 frames and is sitting with 256 strikeouts in his career.

The San Diego Padres have tallied an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a team batting average of .252 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 893 instances (28th in the league) and have recorded 1,079 base hits. San Diego has accumulated 110 home runs on the season to go along with 504 runs batted in. The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .385 and they have an average of 4.21 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have tallied 208 doubles, while walking 414 times and putting up 539 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 481 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.54 (445 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 128 long balls and they concede 3.82 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.200 with a FIP of 3.89 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,103 strikeouts vs 420 walks). They come in at 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 938.

With 143 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 84 holds and also 15 blown saves. San Diego has had relievers take the mound in 55 save opportunities and they have tallied 40 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 172 times in high leverage situations in addition to 149 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.0% out of 211 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 449 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

Out of their 10,188 innings played, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (2nd in baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in the majors). The Padres have recorded 969 assists, 58 errors and have notched a total of 3,396 putouts this year.

Pivetta (69-75 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.51 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.12 and he has faced 4,965 batters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 590 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Pivetta has allowed 1,079 hits while he has tallied 1,293 strikeouts in 1,176 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (+150)

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