San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/2/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-30) will meet the San Diego Padres (43-41) on Thursday. The odds on this game have San Diego at +106 and Los Angeles is at -128. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Randy Vasquez and Roki Sasaki.

San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .370 and have been rung up 701 times, while drawing a walk on 278 occasions. They have accumulated 322 runs batted in and 613 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .223. The Padres have tallied 121 doubles as a unit and have hit 88 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 330 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are scoring 3.9 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.33 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Padres pitchers have given up 85 home runs in addition to 346 runs in total (7th in MLB). San Diego has given up 683 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 326 earned runs. The Padres have a team ERA of 3.94 so far this year (11th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 692 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 297 hitters and their FIP is 4.08 as a unit this year.

The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 73.5% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves for the year and have blown 9 out of their 34 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 151 runners on the year with 31.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Padres pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 88 times in addition to having 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 287 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have earned 52 holds on the season (8th in MLB).

The Padres have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,702 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have amassed 2,234 putouts on the year, in addition to 744 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is at .991 which puts them in 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 73 double plays.

Vasquez (18-22 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.10 and he has faced 1,520 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 366 base hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 125 walks. His earned run average is 4.16 (162 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.402. Vasquez has taken the hill for 350 frames and is sitting with 233 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .443 and they average 5.36 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have recorded 144 doubles, while getting a free base 349 times and putting up 461 runs. Los Angeles has accumulated 118 home runs on the year to go along with 434 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 678 occasions (24th in the league) and have a total of 772 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .347 and a team batting average of .266 on the year.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.116 in addition to having a FIP of 3.75 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (759 strikeouts against 248 free passes). They sit at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 598. They have surrendered 89 homers and they yield 3.54 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 298 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.43 (289 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 85 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 54 holds and also 8 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 22 saves. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.5% of 84 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 76 times in high leverage situations in addition to 52 occasions with runners on base. They are ranked 6th in MLB holding a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 271 relievers to the hill on the year.

In their 6,825 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 73.2% (1st in baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in MLB). The Dodgers have 721 assists, 26 errors and have 2,275 putouts this season.

Sasaki (4-6 career mark) has earned a 4.75 ERA and has conceded 8.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.92 and he has gone up against 472 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 57 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.369 and a FIP of 4.7. In his career, Sasaki has conceded 96 base hits and he has 100 strikeouts in 108 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+106)

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