The San Diego Padres will be taking on their divisional rival Arizona Diamondbacks in a Sunday matinee. The game gets underway 4:10 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Arizona will be televising the matchup.
San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
Arizona (-135) is hosting this one as the favorite against San Diego (+125) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this afternoon’s game at 8.5 runs (-110 for the under and -110 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at -170 for the Padres +1.5 runs and +150 for the Diamondbacks -1.5 runs.
The Diamondbacks are 6-9 straight up (SU) and 8-6 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 1.1 units for moneyline bettors while gaining 0.7 units ATS. Arizona has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Padres are 11-5 SU and have gone 9-6 ATS. Overall, the team’s gained 4.7 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going and 3.6 units ATS. San Diego has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.
Arizona games have an over/under record of 9-4-1 so far in 2019. San Diego has an over/under record of 7-8.
Eric Lauer is getting the start for the visiting Padres. The left-handed Lauer (2-1, 4.76 ERA) has racked up 13 strikeouts in 17 innings so far. He’s 0-1 with two strikeouts and a 7.20 ERA against Arizona this year.
The Diamondbacks will put the ball in the right hand of Zack Greinke (1-1, 7.16 ERA, 1.41 WHIP), who has 22 strikeouts and three walks this season. Greinke is 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA in one start against San Diego this year.
Arizona’s pitching staff has given up 6.0 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 5.40 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 6.10 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 8.0 K/9. In 10 divisional games, Diamondbacks starters have an ERA of 6.96 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.59.
The Arizona offense is putting up 5.3 runs per contest, including 5.2 per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over its last five. The team has hit .210/.302/.335 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Outfielders David Peralta and Adam Jones have paced the Diamondbacks’ hitters so far. Peralta is hitting .364/.391/.545 with 24 hits, seven RBIs and 10 runs scored, and the line for Jones stands at .333/.385/.617 with 20 hits, eight RBIs and six runs.
For the visiting squad, San Diego’s pitchers have allowed 3.7 runs per game and its starters own a 3.18 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 8.05 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.73, along with a WHIP of 1.13 and a K-per-9 of 10.63.
The Padres offense has slashed .232/.305/.425 on its way to 3.8 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Left fielder Wil Myers and third baseman Manny Machado have led San Diego’s hitters. Myers is slashing .304/.339/.518 with 17 hits, seven RBIs and seven runs scored, while Machado (.246/.348/.474) is up to 14 hits, four homers, eight RBIs and 10 runs scored.
The Padres have gained 1.8 units and are 5-5 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in five of those games, as opposed to five that’ve gone under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks have netted 2.8 units and are 3-3 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in four of those games, as opposed to one which went under the total.
Padres at Diamondbacks MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Diamondbacks, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in three of San Diego’s last seven games.
- The Padres have a team OPS of .730 this season and an OPS of .697 against right-handed pitchers. The Diamondbacks’ OPS stands at .791 overall and .757 against righties.
- The Diamondbacks have dropped five of their last six games SU.
- Arizona has recorded 22.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 17.6 over its last five.
- The Padres have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games. The Diamondbacks have hit 14 over their last 10.
