San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/3/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, July 3, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+125) Los Angeles (-145)

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-30) will go up against the San Diego Padres (43-41) on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has San Diego at +125 and Los Angeles is priced at -145. The total is 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Michael King and Shohei Ohtani.

San Diego has a slugging percentage of .370 and have been rung up 701 times, while being walked on 278 occasions. They have recorded 322 RBI's as well as 613 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .223. The Padres have tallied 121 two-baggers as a team and have hit 88 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 330 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are notching 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.32. Padres pitchers have yielded 85 home runs and 346 total runs (7th in baseball). San Diego has surrendered 683 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 326 earned runs. The Padres have an ERA of 3.94 for the season (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 692 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 297 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a team on the year.

The Padres have sent 287 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 151 base runners so far this season with 31.1% of those players ended up scoring. The bullpen have recorded 52 holds over the course of the season (8th in MLB). Padres pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 88 times and also have had 98 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 25 saves on the season and have blown 9 of 34 save opportunities. The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 73.5% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations.

The Padres have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,702 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 14th in MLB. The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 2,234 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 744 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .991 which is 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 73 double plays.

King (36-36 career mark) has a FIP of 3.24 and he has gone up against 2,466 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 493 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 211 walks. His earned run average is 3.29 (216 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.193. King has thrown 590 innings and is sitting with 642 K's during his pro baseball career.

Los Angeles has accounted for 118 home runs on the year and 434 runs batted in. They have put up 144 doubles, while taking a walk 349 times as well as putting up 461 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .347 as well as a team batting average of .266 this year. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .443 and they earn 5.36 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 678 instances (24th in baseball) and have 772 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 298 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.43 (289 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 89 long balls and they surrender 3.54 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.116 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (759 strikeouts vs 248 free passes). They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 598.

They are ranked 6th in the league with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 271 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 76 times in high leverage situations and also on 52 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 85 save situations, the Dodgers have 54 holds and also 8 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 30 save chances and they have come away with 22 saves. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of 84 inherited runners.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 721 assists, 26 errors and have notched a total of 2,275 putouts for the season. In 6,825 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 73.2% (1st in professional baseball).

Ohtani (47-22 career mark) is the owner of a 2.82 earned run average and has given up 6.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.67 and he has faced 2,452 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 190 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.057 and a FIP of 2.8. So far in his career, Ohtani has given up 436 base hits while tallying 756 punch outs in 607 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-145)

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