Padres vs Dodgers Game 2 Odds, Picks & Predictions

• The Dodgers are -190 home favorites over the Padres in Game 2 of their NLDS on Wednesday night
• Yu Darvish (17-8, 3.03) will start for the Padres against Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw (12-3, 2.28)
• Padres vs Dodgers Game 2 prediction and odds can be found below

The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to take a commanding lead in their National League Division Series when they host the San Diego Padres in Game 2 at 8:37 p.m. ET Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers (112-51, 58-24 home) won 5-3 in Game 1 of the best-of-five series Tuesday night in Los Angeles for their ninth victory in their last 13 games. The Padres (91-75, 47-38 road) have lost two of their last three games.

Padres vs Dodgers Odds

Odds as of October 12th at Caesars Sportsbook. Claim the Caesars Sportsbook promo code. 

The Dodgers are -190 favorites for an implied win probability of 65.52%. Los Angeles is the favorite in the World Series odds at +350 while San Diego is listed at +2500.

The weather forecast calls for 66 degrees at first pitch with a low of 61, increasing cloudiness and southwest wind at 5-10 mph.

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San Diego vs Los Angeles Probable Pitchers

Yu Darvish (17-8, 3.03) is scheduled to start for the Padres against left-hander Clayton Kershaw (12-3, 2.28). Darvish will be pitching on four days of rest and Kershaw on six.

Darvish vs Kershaw

Darvish was outstanding in beating the Mets in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series last Friday in New York. He gave up one run and six hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks.

That continued a recent string of impressive performances as Darvish is 7-1 with a 2.04 ERA in his last eight starts.

Yu Darvish, Tantalizing 67mph Curveball. 🌈 pic.twitter.com/F7aeGoxVYN

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) October 8, 2022

Darvish has faced the Dodgers 10 times in his career and is 3-5 despite a fine 2.47 ERA. He has a 3-6 record at Dodger Stadium in 11 starts and a 3.98 ERA.

In eight career postseason starts, Darvish is 3-5 with a 4.50 ERA.

Darvish has gone 9-5 with a 3.50 ERA in 17 starts on the road this season. At night, he has a 12-4 mark and 3.15 ERA. The Padres are 19-12 when he toes the slab.

Kershaw is unbeaten since being activated from the injured list Sept. 1 after missing almost a month with a sore lower back. He went 5-0 in his last seven regular season starts with a 1.54 ERA.

In his last outing last Wednesday in the regular season finale, Kershaw limited the Colorado Rockies to one run and one hit in five innings to get the win. He struck out nine and walked one.

Kershaw has a long history against the Padres, going 24-9 with a 2.09 ERA in 46 starts.

Clayton Kershaw, 74mph Cooperstown Curveball. 👑 pic.twitter.com/4LDMcQBa7s

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) October 5, 2022

However, the three-time Cy Young Award winner’s postseason record is spotty. He is 13-12 with a 4.19 ERA in 37 games (30 starts).

At Dodger Stadium this season, Kershaw has a perfect record at 6-0 to go with a 2.39 ERA in 11 starts. He has a 7-2 mark and 2.59 ERA in 11 starts in night games., The Dodgers are 15-7 when Kershaw pitches.

Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers

The Padres’ Wil Myers has hit just .173 against Kershaw, going 9 for 52 with a double, a home run and 17 strikeouts. Juan Soto is only 1 for 8 off the lefty.

The Dodgers’ Trea Turner is 6 for 17 (.353) with two doubles and one home run against Darvish. Freddie Freeman, who end the regular season with +4000 NL MVP odds, is 7 for 22 (.318) with one double and two homers.

Nobody can slide better than Trea Turner pic.twitter.com/NLVq2YvMTq

— Baseball (@mlbelites_) October 7, 2022

However, Mookie Betts has hit just .192 versus Darvish going 5 for 26 with three doubles and a homer. Chris Taylor is hitless in 10 at-bats with six strikeouts.

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Trea Turner homered and doubled as the Dodgers built a 5-0 lead after three innings Tuesday night then held on to beat the Padres in Game 1.

TREA! pic.twitter.com/HdJDELGdNc

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 12, 2022

Turner’s solo home run opened the scoring and keyed a two-run first inning. His double led off a three-run third and he scored on a double by Will Smith, who also had two hits.

Left fielder Chris Taylor (neck soreness) missed Game 1 and is questionable for Game 2. Trayce Thompson started in his place.

The Padres’ Jake Cronenworth had two hits. Wil Myers hit a solo homer.

Wil took this one way back 💥 #CaptureTheMoment pic.twitter.com/E82so8Uxws

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 12, 2022

The Dodgers are 15-5 against the Padres this season, including 9-2 at home, and have outscored San Diego 114-50. The Dodgers also hold a 177-98 advantage in the series since 2008.

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Dodgers vs Padres Prediction

After missing the postseason last year because of injury, Kershaw decided to play at least one more year to get another shot at a second World Series ring. He’ll be tough to beat in this matchup after years of he and the Dodgers dominating the Padres.

Pick: Dodgers ML (-190)