OVER the TOTAL / SAN DIEGO PADRES @ LOS ANGELES DODGERS / 10:10pm ET

Two OUT-of-form starting pitchers... a high-scoring series history... a hot "OVER" Home Plate Umpire... favorable wind conditions.. and high-scoring recent team trends. Put em all together and you get another "OVER" in Dodger Stadium on Friday night.

JAKE PEAVY comes in with a 5.88 ERA on the year... 7.60 on the road.... and 7.88 in his last 3. He's gone a PERFECT 3-0 O/U in his last 3 starts as well, with average combined runs scored at 11.0. His career starts vs the Dodgers is highlighted by a 12-4 O/U record including 7-1 O/U "In this Park". CLAYTON KERSHAW has also gotten ripped in his last two starts, allowing 15 earned runs in only 9 innings pitched (ERA of 15.00). Just like Peavy, he's gone a PERFECT 3-0 O/U in his last 3 overall. In his career vs the Padres, he's gone 3-1 O/U... including a PERFECT 2-0 O/U at home.

Projected wind forecast for tonight's game is OUT to right-center in excess of 9 MPH. Not a big deal, but better than the wind blowing in. "Behind the Dish" tonight will be RON DRAKE, who is a solid "OVER" Umpire throughout his career. EACH of his last three games has gone OVER the TOTAL... with average combined runs at 13.3. In the last 2 season, he's gone a PERFECT 2-0 O/U in San Diego Padre ROAD games... and 3-1 O/U In LA Dodger HOME games.

This DODGER / PADRE series has great "OVER" results when playing in La-La Land. With last night's Game One going OVER by +3.5 runs, that makes it 8-1 OU since the start of last season "In this Park" (11.7 RPG)

PADRES come in 5-1 O/U in their last 6 games. Also 9-2-1 O/U in their last 12 road DOG roles... 5-1 O/U on Fridays... 6-2 O/U in their las8 DIVISION games.. and 4-1 vs winning teams.
DODGERS come in on a 4-0-2 O/U record in their last 6 games. Also 11-1 O/U in their last 12 vs right-handed starters... 5-0-1 O/U in Game Two of a series... 6-0-3 O/U in their last 9 vs DIVISION opponents... 4-1-4 O/U on Fridays... and 6-0-1 O/U off a SU win.

KING CREOLE has nailed 6 STRAIGHT winners in the NBA playoffs since Sunday! We thank all sharps who have joined us during the winning streak. And we're NOT quite done yet in Round One. On Friday, the Playoff action shifts to our South Florida backyard for Game Six of the MIAMI HEAT / ATLANTA HAWKS series. And your 2** OVER / UNDER  WINNER is just a click away!