Padres-Dodgers Pointspread Pointers

The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Dodger Stadium.

The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Chris Young in this game. Young has a 1-0 record and a 2.13 ERA this season.

Meanwhile, it'll be Derek Lowe who starts for the Dodgers. Righthander Lowe is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Padres smacked 16 hits and earned a 7-5 victory over the Dodgers on Friday, as -110 favorites. The 12 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7).

Kevin Kouzmanoff was 3-for-5 at the plate with one RBI for the Padres. Jake Peavy gave up three runs off nine hits over six innings in the win.

Juan Pierre finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the +105 underdog Dodgers. Brad Penny allowed four runs off 10 hits to suffer the loss.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has lost 4 straight games.

Team records:
San Diego: 6-5 SU
Los Angeles: 4-6 SU

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 3-7
After playing San Diego are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
San Diego is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games

Next up:
LA Dodgers home to San Diego, Sunday, April 13

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