The San Diego Padres will take on their divisional rival San Francisco Giants in a Saturday night game. Fox Sports San Diego will be showing the action and the game is scheduled to get underway at 9:05 p.m. ET.
San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
San Francisco (+105) is stepping into this one as an underdog against San Diego (-115) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs. 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 +130 for taking the Padres -1.5 runs and -150 for the Giants +1.5.
The Padres have gone 62-72 SU this year and are 63-70 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 12.7 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 12.8 units ATS. The Giants, on the other hand, are 66-68 SU and 69-64 ATS. The team has gained 10.7 units for moneyline bettors while gaining 12.1 units ATS.
San Francisco games have a 64-61-8 over/under record in 2019. San Diego has an over/under record of 64-61-8.
Southpaw Joey Lucchesi will get the nod for the visiting Padres. Lucchesi is 9-7 with a 4.11 ERA and 132 strikeouts. He’s 1-2 with 25 strikeouts and a 4.22 ERA against San Francisco this year (four starts).
The Giants are going with righty Logan Webb (1-0, 4.66 ERA), who has nine strikeouts and three walks, along with a WHIP of 1.45. Webb has yet to face the Padres this year and did not accrue any MLB pitching stats in 2018.
As a unit, San Francisco’s pitching staff has yielded 4.8 runs per game overall this season. Its starters have a 4.77 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.98 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 65 games against NL West opponents, Giants starters have an ERA of 4.35 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.99.
The San Francisco offense has put up 4.4 runs per outing, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .249/.312/.376 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Kevin Pillar and Brandon Belt have led the Giants’ offense this year. Pillar is hitting .265/.294/.460 with 19 home runs, 73 RBIs, 70 runs and 11 stolen bases, while Belt’s line is .234/.344/.404 with 16 homers, 54 RBIs and 69 runs scored.
For the visitors, San Diego’s pitchers have allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.57 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 8.45 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.58, along with a WHIP of 1.27.
Padres hitters have slashed .242/.310/.423 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
First baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Manny Machado have led San Diego’s hitters. Hosmer is hitting .284/.329/.451 with 20 home runs, 89 RBIs and 65 runs scored. Machado is hitting .264/.334/.474 with 28 homers, 75 RBIs and 72 runs scored.
The Padres have lost 5.0 units and are 48-56 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in 53 of those games, as opposed to 44 that’ve gone under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 0.3 units and are 17-22 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has hit in 18 of those games, compared to 20 that went under the total.
Padres vs. Giants MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in only two of San Diego’s last seven games.
- The Padres have an OPS of .733 this season and an OPS of .711 against right-handed pitchers. The Giants’ OPS sits at .715 overall and .711 against righties.
- San Diego has recorded 13.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 14.8 over its last five.
- The Padres have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit 12 over their last 10.
