The San Diego Padres will take on their NL West foe Arizona Diamondbacks in a Tuesday night game. Fox Sports Arizona will broadcast the matchup and the game is scheduled to get going at 9:40 p.m. ET.
San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
The Padres are 64-73 SU and have gone 65-71 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 11.6 units for moneyline gamblers and 12.1 units ATS. The Diamondbacks, on the other hand, are 71-67 SU and 77-60 ATS. They’ve gained 3.4 units for moneyline bettors and 11.5 units ATS.
Arizona games have a 63-63-11 over/under record in 2019. San Diego has an over/under record of 66-62-8.
Ronald Bolanos is the probable starter for San Diego. Bolanos has yet to pitch in the majors this year and San Diego is hoping that he can handle big-league action.
The Diamondbacks are turning to righty Merrill Kelly (9-13, 4.91 ERA), who has 123 punchouts and 46 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.38. Kelly is 1-1 with eight strikeouts and a 7.82 ERA across three starts against San Diego this year.
As a unit, Arizona’s pitchers have allowed 4.7 runs per game overall this year. Its starting pitching staff has a 4.42 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.36 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 68 games against NL West foes, Diamondbacks starters have an ERA of 5.13 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.47.
Arizona’s offense is putting up 5.2 runs per outing, including 5.2 per game against divisional foes and 7.8 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .309/.359/.564 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Diamondbacks’ offense has been led by Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar. Marte is hitting .321/.382/.577 with 29 home runs, 81 RBIs and 90 runs scored, while Escobar’s line is .273/.324/.538 with 33 homers, 110 RBIs and 87 runs.
In the visiting dugout, San Diego’s pitching staff allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starters own a 4.63 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 8.45 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.60, along with a WHIP of 1.28.
Padres hitters have slashed .244/.312/.426 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.5 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
First baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Manny Machado have paced San Diego’s hitters. Hosmer is hitting .288/.333/.459 with 20 home runs, 90 RBIs and 67 runs scored, while Machado is hitting .266/.336/.477 with 28 homers, 76 RBIs and 74 runs scored.
The Padres have lost 2.8 units and are 50-56 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over’s hit in 54 of those games, compared to 45 that’ve gone under against -handed starting pitchers.
Padres vs. Diamondbacks MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Diamondbacks, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in four of San Diego’s last seven games.
- The Diamondbacks have won seven of their last eight games SU.
- Arizona has recorded 23.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 30.2 over its last five.
- The Padres have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including eight over their last five.
