MLB Baseball Betting: Dodgers vs. Padres Odds and Picks for April 9th 2009

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres u8.0 (-115)

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The first three games of this opening series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres have all gone under with the games averaging 6.0 runs combined, and we anticipate yet another low scoring affair today.

Young southpaw Clayton Kershaw gave a fine account of himself at the Major League level last season, and he allowed three runs or less in all three of his starts vs. the Padres. Granted, he went a shade over five innings in two of those starts, but the Dodgers will probably give him more rope this year, and he looked dominant when he was on last season.

It is easy to forget that he is just 21-years-old when you see just how poised and polished he looks on the mound, and he did wrap up the spring with three hitless innings on Saturday. Given how the Padres are hitting right now (or not hitting), we see no reason why he cannot succeed again here.

Meanwhile, Kevin Correia is making his Padres debut after spending his career with the Giants so far. Sure, he is not a stud, but has always been serviceable and he will certainly appreciate the dimensions of his new home ballpark. Correia was hurt most of last season, but he did post a 3.45 RRA and 1.32 WHIP in 2007 and a 3.49 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 2006 in San Francisco, and a return to anything close to that will make him a welcome addition to the San Diego staff.

So what we have here is two competent pitchers and two offenses that are not hitting right now, which sounds like a nice recipe for an under.

MLB Free Pick: Dodgers, Padres Under 8 (-115)