The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers open their best-of-five National League Division Series on Saturday. Fourth-seeded San Diego won both games over Atlanta in their Wild Card series, while the top-seeded Dodgers will be in action for the first time this postseason after winning the NL West title for the third year in a row.

First pitch is scheduled for 8:38 p.m. ET from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Dodgers are the -140 money-line favorites (risk $140 to win $100) in the latest Padres vs. Dodgers odds, while the Padres are +118 underdogs. The over/under for total runs scored is 7.5 in the latest MLB odds via SportsLine consensus. 

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