It’s Monday, June 16 and the Padres (39-31) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (43-29). Dylan Cease is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Shohei Ohtani for Los Angeles.

The San Diego Padres (39-31) and the LA Dodgers (43-29) open a 4-game series Monday at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Padres vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Our Padres vs. Dodgers predictions focus on the hot bat of Freddie Freeman, while also discussing Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound.

Gwynn came to the Padres in 1981 as the 58th overall draft pick after playing collegiately at San Diego State University. A dual-sport athlete, he was simultaneously drafted again to play professional basketball in the 10th round by the then-San Diego Clippers.

MassLive's Sean McAdam reports the San Diego Padres were among the teams who looked into trading for Boston Red Sox All-Star Rafael Devers before his move to th

Meantime in Padres land, Jackson Merrill (concussion) is on the injured list for the second time in a row, Yu Darvish (elbow) is still being slow-played, Michael King (shoulder) has yet to ramp up throwing, the Padres still don’t have a left fielder and Preller is behind in the game in the front office.

Nick Pivetta held Arizona to two hits over seven innings and Jake Cronenworth homered as the San Diego Padres defeated the Diamondbacks 8-2 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak.

We've had five different No. 1 teams here in Power Rankings this season already (Dodgers, Phillies, Padres, Mets, Tigers) while two more (the Cubs and Yankees) have been awfully close multiple times.