The Oakland Athletics will play host to the San Diego Padres at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. This interleague showdown will get underway at 4:05 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will broadcast the game.
San Diego Padres vs. Oakland Athletics Odds
San Diego (+155) is entering this game as the underdog to Oakland (-165) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this game at 8.5 runs (-115 for the over and -105 for the under). Runline odds sit at -140 for picking the Padres +1.5 runs and +120 for the Athletics -1.5 runs.
The Padres have gone 37-50 SU this year and are 41-45 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 3.8 units for moneyline bettors and 18.1 units ATS. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 47-39 SU and 41-44 ATS. The team has gained 7.8 units for moneyline bettors while earning 3.9 units ATS.
Oakland games have had an over/under record of 42-39-4 so far in 2018. The Padres have been a decent under bet with a total record of 39-45-2.
The right-handed Luis Perdomo is the projected starter for the visiting Padres. Perdomo is 1-2 with an 8.36 ERA and 17 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Athletics are turning to lefty Sean Manaea (8-6, 3.38 ERA), who has 77 strikeouts and 20 walks as well as a WHIP of 0.97. Manaea did not record a start against the Padres in 2017.
As a unit, Oakland’s pitching staff has allowed 4.5 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have an ERA of 4.39, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.7. The bullpen has a 3.66 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.7 K/9.
Oakland’s offense is putting up 4.6 runs per contest, including 5.0 per game over its last 10 games and 4.6 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .274/.329/.459 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Jed Lowrie has helped lead the Athletics’ offense this year with 14 home runs, 59 RBIs and 37 runs scored.
In the other dugout, San Diego’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.65 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 7.74 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.49, along with a WHIP of 1.43 and a K-per-9 of 9.49.
The Padres offense has slashed .234/.300/.366 on its way to 3.7 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
San Diego’s offense has been led by Eric Hosmer. Hosmer is hitting .270/.344/.426 with nine home runs, 37 RBIs and 37 runs scored.
The Athletics are looking for another victory following a 6-2 win in the prior game of the series.
San Diego Padres at Oakland Athletics Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – OVER
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The under has hit in five of Oakland’s last seven games.
The Padres have hit six home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 13 over their last 10.
San Diego has recorded 20.6 runs + hits + errors per game over its last 10 contests and 18.8 over its last five.
The Padres have lost four of their last five games SU while the Athletics have taken seven of their last eight.
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