Kevin Pillar and the San Francisco Giants will head west to PETCO Park to take on their divisional rival San Diego Padres. Fox Sports San Diego will be televising the matchup and the game gets going at 10:10 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres Odds
San Francisco (+150) is the underdog against San Diego (-160) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this game at eight runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total stand at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. There’s a runline of Giants +1.5 (-145) and Padres -1.5 (+125) for this matchup.
The Giants have gone only 36-47 SU this year and are 39-43 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 4.5 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 15.2 units ATS. The Padres, on the other hand, are 42-41 SU and 38-44 ATS. The team has lost 0.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 10.4 units ATS.
Padres games have an over/under record of 41-35-6 so far in 2019. The Giants have an over/under record of 41-36-5.
The right-handed Jeff Samardzija is projected to start for San Francisco. Samardzija is 4-7 with a 4.52 ERA and 72 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with two strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against San Diego this year.
The Padres will deploy lefty Logan Allen (2-0, 1.38 ERA) to the mound. Allen has 10 strikeouts and four walks as well as a WHIP of 1.15. Allen has yet to face the Giants this year and did not record any MLB pitching stats in 2018.
San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starters own a 5.11 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 8.41 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.83, along with a WHIP of 1.43 and a K-per-9 of 8.90.
Giants hitters have slashed .226/.296/.374 on their way to 3.9 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
San Francisco’s hitters have been paced by Kevin Pillar and Joe Panik. Pillar is slashing .250/.280/.427 with 11 home runs, 42 RBIs, 41 runs and eight stolen bases, while Panik (.232/.313/.326) has produced three homers, 22 RBIs and 26 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, San Diego’s pitching staff has given up 4.8 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have a 4.27 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.78 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 10.1 K/9. In 33 games against divisional opponents, Padres starters have an ERA of 5.48 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.23.
San Diego’s hitters have produced 4.6 runs per contest, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 7.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .292/.364/.612 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that span.
First baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Manny Machado have led the Padres’ hitters this year. Hosmer is slashing .302/.354/.474 with 13 home runs, 60 RBIs and 48 runs scored, and Machado’s line is .277/.352/.516 with 20 homers, 56 RBIs and 51 runs scored.
The Giants have lost 5.9 units and are 11-14 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in 12 of those games, compared to 12 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Padres have netted 0.9 units and are 31-38 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 35 of those games, compared to 29 that went under the total.
Giants at Padres Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The under has cashed in four of San Francisco’s last seven games.
- The San Francisco defense has allowed six errors over the last 10 games, compared to 11 errors for San Diego over its last 10.
- The Giants have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit 22 over their last 10.
- The Giants have an OPS of .669 this season and an OPS of .631 against left-handed pitchers. The Padres’ OPS stands at .746 overall and .779 against lefties.
