The Arizona Diamondbacks will be taking on their divisional foe San Diego Padres in a Tuesday showdown. The action will begin at 10:10 p.m. ET and fans can tune in to Fox Sports Arizona to catch the game.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres Odds
San Diego (receiving -110 odds) is favored against Arizona and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this one at 7 runs (-105 for the under and -115 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the current odds standing at -210 for the Diamondbacks +1.5 runs and +175 for the Padres -1.5.
The Diamondbacks are 2-3 SU and have gone 2-2 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 1.5 units for gamblers taking the moneyline over the early portions of the year and 0.7 units ATS. The Padres, on the other hand, are 3-2 SU and 3-1 ATS. They’ve gained 1.8 units for moneyline bettors and 3.0 units ATS.
San Diego games have an over/under record of 0-4 in 2019. Arizona has an over/under record of 4-0.
Zack Greinke (0-1, 17.18 ERA) will get the start for Arizona. The right-handed Greinke struck out 199 hitters across 207 innings last year (with only 43 walks) while finishing the season 15-11 overall with a 3.21 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. He made three starts against San Diego in 2018 and put together a 1-0 record against the Padres with a 3.12 ERA and 18 strikeouts.
The Padres are going with lefty Eric Lauer (1-0, 0.00 ERA) as their starter. Lauer started 23 games last year and finished the season 6-7 overall with a 4.34 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. He made two starts against Arizona a year ago and compiled a 1-0 record with a 0.79 ERA and eight strikeouts.
San Diego’s pitchers have allowed 3.0 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 2.63, a WHIP of 1.13 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 9.0. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 3.00, a WHIP of 1.05 and a K/9 of 8.6. In five games against NL West foes, Padres starters have an ERA of 2.63 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.00.
The San Diego hitters are putting up 2.8 runs per outing so far this season and the team has a slash-line of .235/.295/.359 to begin the year.
Outfielder Wil Myers and first baseman Eric Hosmer have led the Padres’ batters this year. Myers is slashing .353/.421/.588 with six hits, two RBIs and three runs scored, and Hosmer’s line is .353/.421/.471 with six hits, three RBIs and two runs.
For the visiting squad, Arizona’s pitching staff allowed 9.0 runs per game and its starters own an 8.88 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 7.77 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 7.06, along with a K/9 of 5.40.
Diamondbacks hitters have slashed .278/.327/.500 on their way to 6.4 runs scored per game this season.
Arizona’s offensive production has been powered by outfielders David Peralta and Adam Jones. Peralta is slashing .417/.417/.667 with 10 hits, four RBIs and six runs scored. Jones (.375/.375/.792) is up to nine hits, three homers, three RBIs and four runs scored.
The Diamondbacks have lost 1.0 units and are 0-1 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in one of those games, compared to zero that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Padres have lost 0.3 units and are 1-1 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in zero of those games, compared to two that went under.
Diamondbacks vs. Padres Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Diamondbacks, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The Padres went 7-12 SU against the Diamondbacks last season.
- The Padres’ bullpen managed 3.31 ERA against the Diamondbacks last year.
- The Diamondbacks have a total OPS of .827 this season, including an OPS of .845 when facing left-handed pitchers. The Padres’ OPS stands at .655 overall and their left / right split is nearly identical.
