Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres Matchup

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The San Diego Padres are set to host the Seattle Mariners at PETCO Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET and this interleague matchup will be shown on RTNW and FSSD.

Seattle Mariners at San Diego Padres Odds

Seattle (receiving +120) is entering this game as the underdog to San Diego (-130) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total currently sit at -115 for the under and -105 for the over. The game’s current runline odds stand at -175 for taking the Mariners +1.5 runs and +155 for the Padres -1.5 runs.

The Mariners are 16-9 SU and have gone 16-9 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 9.1 units for moneyline bettors in this young season and 5.8 units ATS. The Padres, on the other hand, are 12-11 SU and 9-14 ATS. The team has lost 1.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.6 units ATS.

San Diego games have an over/under record of 9-13-1 so far in 2019. The Mariners have been a good over bet with a total record of 17-6-2.

Right-hander Erik Swanson is projected to start for the visiting Mariners. Swanson (0-1, 3.38 ERA) has racked up nine punchouts in eight innings so far. He has yet to face the Padres this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.

The Padres will put the ball in the hands of Nick Margevicius (1-2, 3.60 ERA), who has 19 punchouts and two walks this season as well as a 0.90 WHIP. Margevicius did not record any MLB pitching stats in 2018.

As a unit, San Diego’s pitching staff has given up 4.1 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 3.60, a WHIP of 1.14 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.3. The bullpen has a 4.08 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 10.3 K/9.

The San Diego offense is putting up 3.3 runs per outing, including 3.1 per game over its last 10 games and 2.2 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .193/.253/.317 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.

The Padres’ batters have been led by Fernando Tatis Jr., who is slashing .291/.360/.595 with six home runs, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored.

For the visitors, Seattle’s pitching staff allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 4.10 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 6.61 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.98, along with a WHIP of 1.33 and a K/9 of 9.55.

Mariners hitters have slashed .264/.347/.516 on their way to 6.4 runs scored per game this year, including 4.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).

Domingo Santana has led Seattle’s offense and is slashing .317/.384/.515 with five home runs, 26 RBIs and 13 runs scored.

The Mariners just lost an 8-6 game to the Angels, while the Padres are coming off of a 4-3 win against the Reds.

Mariners vs. Padres Prediction

Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER

Betting Trends

  • The over has hit in just two of San Diego’s last seven games.
  • The Mariners have hit 20 home runs in their last 10 games, including 14 over their last five.
  • San Diego has recorded 16.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 14.6 over its last five.