The San Francisco Giants are ready to face off against their NL West foe San Diego Padres in a Saturday night game. Fox Sports San Diego will showcase the action and the opening pitch is scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres Odds
The Padres are 48-55 straight up (SU) and 45-57 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 8.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 17.6 units ATS. San Diego has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in six of those seven. The Giants are 53-51 SU and have gone 55-48 against the spread. Overall, the team’s gained 13.1 units for moneyline gamblers, but have lost 4.2 units ATS. San Francisco is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.
Padres games have an over/under record of 47-48-7 in 2019. San Francisco has been a good over bet with a total record of 54-43-6.
Shaun Anderson will get the nod for the visiting Giants. The right-handed Anderson is 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA and 46 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with nine strikeouts and a 5.40 ERA against San Diego this year (two starts).
The Padres are handing the ball to Cal Quantrill (3-2, 3.76 ERA), who has 45 strikeouts and 14 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.18. Quantrill is 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 6.23 ERA in one start against San Francisco this year.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitchers have given up 4.8 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starters have a 4.52 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.56 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 10.0 K/9. In 41 games against NL West opponents, Padres starters have an ERA of 5.40 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.13.
The San Diego hitters are putting up 4.4 runs per outing, including 4.2 per game against divisional foes and 3.0 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .217/.312/.295 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Padres’ offense has been led by first baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Manny Machado. Hosmer is hitting .281/.330/.432 with 13 home runs, 64 RBIs and 50 runs scored, and Machado’s line sits at .273/.343/.506 with 25 homers, 66 RBIs and 59 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starters own a 4.74 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.37 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.76, along with a WHIP of 1.36 and a K-per-9 of 9.21.
Giants hitters have slashed .235/.304/.395 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Kevin Pillar and Brandon Belt continue to lead San Francisco’s offense. Pillar is hitting .249/.278/.413 with 12 home runs, 54 RBIs and 50 runs scored, while Belt (.236/.355/.395) has produced 11 homers, 36 RBIs and 55 runs scored.
The Padres have lost 2.0 units and are 35-47 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in 41 of those games, compared to 35 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers.
Giants at Padres Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in just one of San Diego’s last seven games.
- The Giants have won four of their last five games SU while the Padres have lost three of their last four.
- San Diego has recorded 20.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 17.4 over its last five.
- The Giants have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit 11 over their last 10.
