The San Diego Padres will play host to the Texas Rangers at PETCO Park. Fox Sports Southwest will televise this interleague matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 8:40 p.m. ET.
Texas Rangers at San Diego Padres Odds
Texas (+130) is entering this one as the underdog against San Diego (-140) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this game at 8.5 runs (-105 for the under and -115 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at Rangers +1.5 runs (-170) and Padres -1.5 runs (+150).
The Rangers have gone 63-84 SU this year and are 71-75 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 6.7 units for moneyline gamblers and 8.8 units ATS. Texas has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven. The Padres, on the other hand, are 59-89 SU and 71-76 ATS. They’ve lost 11.3 units for moneyline bettors and 27.4 units ATS. San Diego has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Neither squad has been an obvious over/under bet this season. Padres games have an over/under record of 70-72-5 in 2018. Texas has an over/under record of 69-67-10.
The right-handed Ariel Jurado will get the start for the visiting Rangers. Jurado is 2-5 with a 7.03 ERA and 14 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Padres this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Padres will turn to Eric Lauer (5-7, 4.80 ERA), who has 85 punchouts and 42 walks to his name as well as a WHIP of 1.62. Lauer did not accrue any MLB pitching stats in 2017.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitching staff has yielded 4.8 runs per game overall this season. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.15, a WHIP of 1.47 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.3. The bullpen has a 3.52 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 10.1 K/9.
The San Diego offense is putting up 3.8 runs per contest, including 3.7 per game over its last 10 games and 3.2 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .224/.298/.385 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Padres’ offense has been led by first baseman Eric Hosmer and shortstop Freddy Galvis. Hosmer is slashing .250/.317/.396 with 16 home runs, 62 RBIs and 68 runs scored, while Galvis is batting .230 with 11 homers, 60 RBIs and 51 runs.
For the visitors, Texas’ pitchers have allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starters own a 5.44 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 6.28 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.26, along with a K-per-9 of 8.26.
Rangers hitters have slashed .242/.324/.409 on their way to 4.7 runs scored per game this season, including 3.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 2.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Texas’ offense has been sparked by Shin-soo Choo and Jurickson Profar, who’ve collectively blasted 38 home runs. Choo is slashing .270/.383/.450 with 21 home runs, 61 RBIs and 80 runs scored. Profar (.256/.340/.458) has produced 17 homers, 73 RBIs and 76 runs scored.
The Padres have gained 1.3 units and are 53-47 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 44 of those games, compared to 53 that’ve hit the under against righty starters.
Texas Rangers vs. San Diego Padres Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Rangers, O/U – OVER
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Texas has tallied seven extra-base hits over its last five contests. San Diego has 13 XBH over its last five.
The Rangers have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit 13 over their last 10.
Texas fielders have 10 errors over the last 10 games, compared to five errors for San Diego over its last 10.
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