It might not be time for ESPN’s flagship Sunday Night Baseball matchup quite yet, but given today's featured MLB on FOX game, it may be an even more exciting one. The NL West continues to be the most intriguing race of the MLB season, and that’s why we’re here to provide you with our best Dodgers vs. Padres predictions for today.

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Dodgers vs. Padres Predictions For MLB On FOX, 8/23

Frankly, any Dodgers vs. Padres series is exciting, whether it’s featured on FOX or not. This game of the series is also even more exciting given the matchup on the mound. We’ve got a battle of two well-known starters who have both missed significant time this season.

LA’s Tyler Glasnow has gotten more time under his belt since his injury (perhaps some foreshadowing for our Dodgers vs. Padres picks?), and his most recent start was actually against the Padres when these teams met just last weekend. He started the finale of that sweep for the Dodgers, which was a close 5-4 victory.

For San Diego, Nestor Cortes didn’t get his most recent start until the day following that series. The former New York Yankee took on another California squad - the San Francisco Giants - which was by far the worst start of his shortened season.

The lefty has just three starts since not seeing the mound for four months following just two starts with the Milwaukee Brewers. Speaking of being a southpaw, that doesn’t set him up for success either - the Dodgers have the second-best OPS versus lefties this year. While Shohei Ohtani may light him up, the focus of our Dodgers vs. Padres predictions is still on the mound.
 

 

 

Dodgers vs. Padres Best Bet: Tyler Glasnow Over 5.5 Strikeouts (Target More Player Projections At PrizePicks)

Given our foreshadowing above, it’s no surprise that we’re targeting LA starter Tyler Glasnow. As much as their star-studded lineup mashes lefties, we’re going to let Cortes off the hook, as we see more value here.

Let’s first address the biggest pushback on this play - the Padres are not a team that strikeouts out a ton. However, Glasnow has absolutely feasted on them, both recently and consistently. In his recent start against them just last weekend, the former Tampa Bay Ray recorded eight K’s, making it three straight starts with 7+ K’s.

Speaking of streaks, in Glasnow’s past three starts against San Diego, he’s had 10 strikeouts and eight strikeouts twice. With a line as low as 5.5 K's, those were sweat-free cashes. As if all the above wasn’t enough, he’s also hit the over in five of his last six starts!

With so much support for a successful night, the best bet from our Dodgers vs. Padres predictions is Tyler Glasnow over 5.5 strikeouts (add his player card to a PrizePicks lineup). 
 

 

 

How To Watch Dodgers vs. Padres Today

After being in LA last weekend, this weekend’s series is in SD, and you can see more regarding how to watch Dodgers vs. Padres today here:

  • Where: Petco Park in San Diego, California
  • When: 8:40 PM ET on 8/23
  • Watch on TV: FOX
  • Where to stream: Fubo, MLB.TV
     
 

 

Dodgers vs. Padres Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

Although we stuck with a player pro for our best bet, we’ve also got you covered with the latest Dodgers vs. Padres odds for today for the standard markets:

 

 

Dodgers vs. Padres Injury Report & Starting Pitchers

This late into the MLB season, no team is void of injuries. Starting with Dodgers vs. Padres injury news in LA, we’ve got Max Muncy, Tommy Edman, Tanner Scott, and Kirby Yates all recently on the IL.

Transitioning to the San Diego side of Dodgers vs. Padres injury news, we need to keep an eye on Jackson Merrill and Michael King. While we’ve discussed it quite a bit already, here are the expected Dodgers vs. Padres starters for today: 

 

 

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