June 18, 2025 7:55 AM EST

San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers 6/18/2025

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are 27-12 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the San Diego Padres who are 18-21 on the road this season. The Dodgers have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan is forecasted to have a better game than Padres starter Stephen Kolek. Emmet Sheehan has a 43% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Stephen Kolek has a 35% chance of a QS. If Emmet Sheehan has a quality start the Dodgers has a 84% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 2.8 and he has a 20% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Dodgers win 64%. In Stephen Kolek quality starts the Padres win 63%. He has a 17% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 63% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Los Angeles Dodgers is Shohei Ohtani (b) who averaged 2.81 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 51% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Dodgers have a 71% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the San Diego Padres is Manny Machado who averaged 2.29 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 39% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Padres have a 51% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Los Angeles Dodgers

San Diego PadresRECORDLos Angeles DodgersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road18-21, 46% -234Record at Home27-12, 69% 179Los Angeles Dodgers
VS Los Angeles Dodgers1-4, 20% -307VS San Diego Padres4-1, 80% 163Los Angeles Dodgers
vs Team .500 or Better17-27, 39% -1002vs Team .500 or Better25-19, 57% -180Los Angeles Dodgers
Record As Road Underdog13-13, 50% 247Record As Home Favorite26-12, 68% 77San Diego Padres
When Stephen Kolek Starts5-4, 56% 70When Emmet Sheehan Starts0-0 No GamesSan Diego Padres

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Los Angeles Dodgers

San Diego PadresRECORDLos Angeles DodgersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road7-11, 39% -201Record at Home10-5, 67% 164Los Angeles Dodgers
VS Los Angeles Dodgers1-4, 20% -307VS San Diego Padres4-1, 80% 163Los Angeles Dodgers
vs Team .500 or Better7-11, 39% -354vs Team .500 or Better7-6, 54% -79Los Angeles Dodgers
Record As Road Underdog7-7, 50% 199Record As Home Favorite9-5, 64% 62San Diego Padres
When Stephen Kolek Starts3-3, 50% 24When Emmet Sheehan Starts0-0 No GamesSan Diego Padres

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

San Diego PadresRECORDLos Angeles DodgersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD17-20, 46% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME25-12, 68% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-10, 38% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS9-4, 69% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON41-41, 50% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON51-33, 61% OverOVER
OVER-UNDER IN Stephen Kolek STARTS4-5, 44% OverOVER-UNDER IN Emmet Sheehan STARTS0-0 No GamesN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 23-16, 59% +654 Los Angeles Dodgers Home Games: 18-21, 46% -788 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 11-7, 61% +557 Los Angeles Dodgers Home Games: 9-6, 60% +19

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 24-15, 62% +394 Los Angeles Dodgers Home Games: 26-13, 67% +14 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 12-6, 67% +410 Los Angeles Dodgers Home Games: 10-5, 67% +164

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 19-13, 59% + 470 Los Angeles Dodgers Home Games: 20-11, 65% + 790 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 10-4, 71% + 560 Los Angeles Dodgers Home Games: 5-3, 62% + 170

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