The San Francisco Giants are playing host to the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:45 p.m. ET and Fox Sports San Diego will be airing the matchup.
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Odds
San Francisco (+155) is heading into this one as an underdog to San Diego (-165) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this night game at 7.5 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total currently stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the current odds standing at -115 for the Padres -1.5 runs and -105 for the Giants +1.5.
The Padres have gone 33-33 SU this year and are 28-38 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 2.4 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 15.6 units ATS. The Giants, on the other hand, are 26-38 SU and 27-37 ATS. The team’s lost 6.9 units for moneyline bettors and 20.1 units ATS.
Neither team has positioned itself as a strong over/under bet this year. Giants games have a 32-30-2 over/under record thus far in 2019. San Diego has an over/under record of 31-30-5.
Chris Paddack will get the start for the visiting Padres. The right-handed Paddack (4-4, 2.97 ERA) has recorded 66 strikeouts in 60.2 innings so far. He’s 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 1.80 ERA against San Francisco this year.
The Giants are putting the ball in the right hand of Tyler Beede (0-2, 8.15 ERA), who has 19 strikeouts and 15 walks this season as well as a 2.21 WHIP. Beede hasn’t faced the Padres yet this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 12.27 ERA and six strikeouts across three and 2-third innings).
San Francisco’s pitching staff has allowed 5.1 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.18, a WHIP of 1.41 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.1. The bullpen has a 3.85 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 28 divisional games, Giants starters have an ERA of 4.17 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.72.
The San Francisco hitters have put up 3.8 runs per contest, including 3.4 per game against divisional foes and 1.4 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .178/.237/.255 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Giants’ batters have been led by Steven Duggar, who is hitting .236/.280/.342 with three home runs, 26 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, San Diego’s pitchers have allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.04 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 8.18 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.46, along with a K-per-9 of 9.97.
The Padres offense has slashed .232/.296/.410 on its way to 4.0 runs scored per game this season, including 3.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Eric Hosmer has provided a spark to the San Diego offense. Hosmer is slashing .281/.328/.446 with 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and 36 runs scored.
The Giants are coming off of a 1-0 loss against the Dodgers, while the Padres just lost a 5-2 game to the Nationals.
Padres at Giants MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in four of San Diego’s last seven contests.
- The Padres have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit eight over their last 10.
- The Padres have an OPS of .706 this season and an OPS of .700 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS stands at .653 overall and .664 against righties.
- San Diego has posted 18.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 18.0 over its last five.
- The Giants have lost four of their last five games SU.
