10* LA Dodgers (10:10 ET): Move over Red Sox-Yankees. This is now the preeminent rivalry in all of MLB. The Dodgers, though in second place in the division, are still the #1 team in the entire National League in my power ratings. The Padres aren’t too far behind, but they are behind. Four of the previous five head to head meetings have been won by San Diego, but three of those wins came by one run. I see this as a TREMENDOUS price on LA as it’s the first time all season that they are underdogs on the money line. Go and take them.

The Dodgers got to play Arizona this weekend and to the surprise of no one, that ended up being a three-game sweep. They only won by one run yesterday, but it marked the second straight game they scored nine runs. The team has a +103 run differential on the year, which is 2nd best in MLB (Houston). I like that Julio Urias is starting Monday and he has a 0.767 WHIP on the road where he’s gone 6-1 this season. The team is 6-1 in his L7 starts overall as well.

Yu Darvish goes here for San Diego. While his 11-3 TSR is among the best in baseball, profitability took a big hit with losses to the Cubs and Rockies in his last two starts. Both times he was -235 or higher on the ML. Urias’ numbers are very comparable to those of Darvish. Before they swept Cincinnati over the weekend, the Padres had dropped seven of eight games. I think the Dodgers are better and can’t pass them up at this price! 10* LA Dodgers