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Rolando Rosa Sports Betting Expert

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The San Diego Padres will take on the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in the finale of a three-game NL West set. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. ET from Dodger Stadium. Coverage will be nationally televised on ESPN. 

This will be a pitching duel between a righty and a lefty. Mike Clevinger will take the mound for the Padres. Andrew Heaney is the starting pitcher for the Dodgers. Clevinger is 5-5 with an ERA of 3.59. Heaney has a 2-1 record and his ERA is 2.12. 

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The Dodgers and Padres are first and second in the NL West respectively. The Dodgers have the best record in MLB. The Dodgers went into the series with an MLB-best differential of +284. The Dodgers were 3-2 in their last five games prior to the set. The Dodgers most recently dropped two of three from the host New York Mets. 

The Padres went into the action on Sept. 2 in possession of the final Wild Card spot. The Padres have a run differential of +45. The Padres are 4-1 in their last five contests before the series. The Padres are coming off a three-game sweep at the division rival San Francisco Giants. 

Clevinger has allowed 72 hits, 12 home runs, and 27 walks in addition to throwing 73 strikeouts in 85.1 innings. The Padres are 3-2 in Clevinger’s last five outings. In Clevinger’s last game vs. the Giants on Aug. 29, he gave up two earned runs and five hits in five innings. 

Heaney has given up 37 hits, seven home runs, and 12 walks while tossing 70 strikeouts in 46.2 innings. In Heaney’s last outing vs. the Mets on Aug. 30, he allowed two earned runs and seven hits with eight strikeouts in five innings. 

Prior to the action on Sept. 2, the Padres ranked sixth in on-base percentage (.321), 11th in RBI (567), 16th in batting average (.243), and 21st home runs (119), and slugging percentage (.382). Third baseman Manny Machado leads the Padres across the board in batting average (.306), home runs (24), RBI (85), on-base percentage (.374), and hits (143). Recently acquired superstar Juan Soto is batting .256 with 21 hits and six RBI during his first 23 games with the Padres. 

Before the contests on Sept. 2, the Dodgers ranked first in batting average (.261), on-base percentage (.337), slugging percentage (.448) and RBI (661), while being fifth in home runs (170). First baseman Freddie Freeman leads the Dodgers in batting average (.324), on-base percentage (.396), and hits (165). Right fielder Mookie Betts is tops on the Dodgers with 32 home runs. Shortstop Trea Turner has notched a team-high 86 RBI. 

Leading up to the set,  the Padres were 57-74-1 against the spread overall and 35-34 against the spread on the road. In terms of over/under, the Padres were 61-68-3 overall and 35-32-2 on the road. 

Prior to the series, the Dodgers were 80-50 against the spread overall and 39-22 against at home. For over/under, the Dodgers are 55-67-8 overall and 28-30-3 at home. 

The Dodgers will use their offensive firepower to spark a victory in the series finale. Remember to use VIMAXSPORTFULL for $1,250 on Caesars!

Written by Rolando Rosa, our US sports betting industry expert.

Rolando Rosa

Rolando Rosa is a South Florida native and graduate of Florida Atlantic University. Rolando is a sports editor/writer and has worked on casino content for the past few years across multiple websites. More from Rolando Rosa