NLDS Game of the Year MLB
(MLB) Padres (SDP) vs. Dodgers (LAD),
Money Line: 120.00 Padres (SDP) (Away)
Result: Loss
#919 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* San Diego Padres +120 over Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday at 8:08 PM ET - Action on pitchers. The Padres are expected to go with Yu Darvish while the Dodgers are expected to go with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. San Diego's Darvish gave up only 1 earned run on 3 hits in 7 innings in his start against them in this series. He has now given up only 4 earned runs in 22.2 innings his last 4 outings against LA. Also, that dominant post-season outing against the Dodgers was in Los Angeles. We expect another gem here while we also certainly feel Yamamoto can not be trusted in this spot. This is a high-pressure spot and the Dodgers right-hander (in his first season in MLB) does not have the level of MLB experience that Darvish (long-time MLB veteran) has. Also, Yamamoto allowed 5 earned runs in 3 innings when he faced the Padres in Game 1 of this series. He also allowed 8 earned runs in 6 innings against them in the regular season. The Dodgers are favored here because they are at home but San Diego had the best record in MLB after the All-Star break and also is 17-4 the last 21 times they have entered a game off a loss. Grab the underdog value here with the Padres and look for them to bounce back off the ugly Game 4 loss. Considering all of the above, this is solid underdog line value here with the road team. Take San Diego!