Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, June 26, 2026

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-128) San Diego (+106)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (52-29) are traveling to Petco Park on Friday where they will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (42-37). The odds on this game have the Dodgers at -128 and the Padres are priced at +106. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Roki Sasaki and Walker Buehler.

Los Angeles is slugging .438 and have been called out on strikes 644 times, while being walked on 329 occasions. They have earned 397 RBI's in addition to 712 hits for the year, and their batting average comes in at .262. The Dodgers have hit 137 doubles as a squad and have hit 109 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 423 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .345. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in MLB.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.40 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 717 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 84 long balls and also 279 total runs (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 228 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.71 as a team this season. Los Angeles has surrendered 558 base hits (7.0 per 9 innings) as well as 270 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.14 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.10.

Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 47 times as well as having 75 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 51 holds over the course of the season (7th in baseball). The Dodgers relievers have a save rate of 72.4% and stepped onto the hill in 81 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 8 out of their 29 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 75 runners this year and 36.0% of those runners crossing the plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 254 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 2,143 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 674 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which has them sitting 1st in MLB, and they have turned 43 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 73.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,429 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in MLB.

Sasaki (4-5 career mark) has a FIP of 4.60 while he has faced 452 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 93 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 47 walks. His earned run average is 4.67 (54 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.345. Sasaki has pitched in 104 innings and has racked up 98 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The San Diego Padres have a team on-base percentage of .294 and a batting average of .220 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 670 occasions (17th in MLB) and are sitting with 567 hits. San Diego has compiled 81 home runs for the year as well as 301 runs batted in. The Padres hold a team SLG% of .364 and they earn 3.91 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have hit 113 doubles, while taking a walk 258 times and scoring 309 runs.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.291 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.96 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (657 strikeouts vs 274 free passes). They rank 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 631. They have allowed 76 dingers and they allow 4.03 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 314 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.85 (300 earned runs relinquished).

San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.1% of 134 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 93 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with base runners. With 85 save situations, the Padres have earned 49 holds and 9 blown saves. They rank 5th in the league with a save rate of 73.5%, and they have dispatched 269 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in professional baseball). The Padres have recorded 705 assists, 26 errors and have earned a total of 2,103 putouts this year. In 6,309 innings played, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in professional baseball).

Buehler (61-32 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.55 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.32 and he has gone up against 3,775 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 360 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.169 and a FIP of 3.5. In his pro baseball career, Buehler has surrendered 791 hits while earning 911 strikeouts in 911 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (+106)

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