San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+110) Los Angeles (-130)

The San Diego Padres (39-32) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (44-29). The moneyline on this game has San Diego at +110 while Los Angeles is coming in at -130. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Stephen Kolek and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a unit, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in the league. They have accounted for 298 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Padres have accounted for 105 doubles as a squad and have smacked 61 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 275 RBI's in addition to 587 base knocks this year, and their batting average comes in at .248. San Diego has a slugging % of .378 and have struck out 503 times, while being walked on 223 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.65 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have conceded 70 home runs and 276 total runs (9th in the league). San Diego has conceded 528 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 247 earned runs. The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.53 on the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 628 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 237 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.78 as a unit so far this season.

The Padres have dispatched 249 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 108 base runners on the season with 34.3% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 24 saves so far this year and have blown 9 of their 33 save opportunities. The Padres relievers have recorded a save rate of 72.7% and have come into the game in 82 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 48 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). Padres pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 78 times in addition to having 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have transformed 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,664 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 6th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have notched a total of 1,888 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 533 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 52 double plays.

Kolek has thrown 92 frames and has tallied 73 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Kolek (6-2 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.32 while he has faced 408 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.39 (45 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.430. He has given up 102 base knocks (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 30 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .340 in addition to a batting average of .264 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 600 instances (16th in baseball) and have earned a total of 660 hits. Los Angeles is sitting with 112 home runs on the year and 389 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .457 and they average 5.55 runs per outing (1st in MLB). They have recorded 123 doubles, while getting a free base 277 times and scoring 405 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.311 in addition to having a FIP of 4.27 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (646 strikeouts against 262 free passes). They have a ranking of 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 593. They have allowed 92 home runs and they give up 4.57 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 331 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.17 (302 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 96 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 59 holds and 12 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 35 save opportunities and they have walked away with 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 19.5% out of their 82 inherited runners. They sit at 11th in baseball with a save rate of 65.7%, and they have sent 264 relievers onto the diamond so far this year.

In 5,868 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 53 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 634 assists, 32 errors and have earned 1,956 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Yamamoto has allowed 133 hits while tallying 195 strikeouts in 168 innings pitched. Yamamoto (13-7 career record) has earned a 2.84 earned run average while giving up 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 53 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.101 and a FIP of 2.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.75 and he has faced 683 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (+110)

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