The San Diego Padres will look to stave off their fourth straight loss as they play host to the San Francisco Giants at PETCO Park. Fox Sports San Diego will broadcast the matchup and the opening pitch will be at 9:10 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres Odds
San Francisco (+125) is the underdog to San Diego (-135) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs (-105 for the under and -115 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at -170 for the Giants +1.5 runs and +150 for the Padres -1.5 runs.
The Giants have gone 38-47 SU this year and are 41-43 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 1.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 13.2 units ATS. San Francisco’s covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the over has hit in four of those seven. The Padres, on the other hand, are 42-43 SU and 38-46 ATS. They’ve lost 3.4 units for moneyline bettors and 12.4 units ATS. San Diego has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven.
Padres games have a 42-35-7 over/under record so far in 2019. The Giants have also been a decent over bet with a total record of 43-36-5.
Right-hander Shaun Anderson is getting the start for the visiting Giants. Anderson (3-2, 3.86 ERA) has recorded 29 strikeouts in 51.1 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with six strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA against San Diego this year.
The Padres will turn to Cal Quantrill (2-2, 4.66 ERA), who has 32 strikeouts and 12 walks, in addition to a 1.36 WHIP. Quantrill has yet to face the Giants this year and did not pitch in the majors last season.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitching staff has yielded 4.9 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 4.45 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.92 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 10.0 K/9. In 35 games against NL West opponents, Padres starters have an ERA of 5.87 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.55.
San Diego’s offense has produced 4.5 runs per contest, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .251/.304/.485 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Padres’ offense has been led by first baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Manny Machado. Hosmer is slashing .296/.347/.463 with 13 home runs, 60 RBIs and 48 runs scored, and Machado is hitting .276 with 20 homers, 57 RBIs and 51 runs.
In the other dugout, San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.00 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 8.33 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.88, along with a WHIP of 1.40.
Giants hitters have slashed .230/.299/.384 on their way to 4.1 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 8.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
San Francisco’s hitters have been paced by Kevin Pillar and Joe Panik. Pillar is slashing .258/.287/.446 with 12 home runs, 46 RBIs, 44 runs and eight steals, while Panik is hitting .232/.312/.322 with three homers, 22 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
The Padres have lost 1.9 units and are 31-40 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 36 of those games, compared to 29 that’ve gone under against righty starters.
Giants vs. Padres MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in four of San Francisco’s last seven games.
- The Giants have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
- San Francisco has posted 23.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 33.6 over its last five.
