The set-up: Padres' rookie Chris Paddack has been unbelievable to this point and it's difficult to say too many negative things about him, I simply feel that he's in the wrong place at the wrong time here facing Dodgers' ace veteran Clayton Kershaw.

The pitchers: Paddack (3-1, 1.55 ERA) went 7 2/3's scoreless vs. the Mets in his most recent outing.

Kershaw (2-0, 3.31) is probably not the same dominant force he was a few years ago, but LA has won all five of his starts so far this year.

The pick: Take it for what you will as well, but San Diego is just 45-81 (-15.5 units) the L2 years as an underdog in the +105 to +150 range, while LA is 16-3 as a -150 favorite or higher. Lay the price with confidence.

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