The San Francisco Giants are playing host to their divisional rival San Diego Padres at AT&T Park. Fox Sports San Diego is in line to televise the matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 10:15 p.m. ET.
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Odds
Oddsmakers have listed San Francisco (-155) as the favorite over San Diego (+145). The total stands at eight runs and bettors can take the over for +100 and the under for -120. The game’s most recent runline odds sit at -150 for taking the Padres +1.5 runs and +130 for the Giants -1.5.
The Giants are 14-14 SU and 18-9 ATS. They’ve gained 2.1 units for moneyline bettors and 7.5 units against the spread (ATS). The Padres are 10-19 SU and have gone 11-17 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 4.9 units for moneyline bettors in this young season and 10.2 units ATS.
Giants games have an over/under record of 13-14 so far in 2018. San Diego has an over/under record of 12-14-2.
Eric Lauer will get the start for the visiting Padres. Lauer is 0-1 with an 18.00 ERA and three strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Giants are putting the ball in the right hand of Jeff Samardzija (1-1, 6.23 ERA), who has seven strikeouts and seven walks as well as a 1.96 WHIP. Samardzija made four starts against the Padres in 2017, putting together a 1-1 record with a 4.78 ERA and 21 strikeouts.
San Francisco’s pitching staff has yielded 4.3 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.07, a WHIP of 1.25 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.3. The bullpen has a 3.77 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 8.3 K/9. In 20 games against NL West opponents, Giants starters have an ERA of 3.83 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.12.
The San Francisco offense is putting up 3.6 runs per contest, including 3.0 per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over its last five. The team has hit .259/.335/.422 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Brandon Belt has helped lead the Giants’ offense this year with six home runs, 14 RBIs and 13 runs scored.
For the visiting squad, San Diego’s pitchers have allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 5.33 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 8.05 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.33, along with a WHIP of 1.61.
Padres hitters have slashed .228/.299/.370 on their way to 3.9 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
San Diego’s hitters have been led by Christian Villanueva, who is hitting .329/.424/.726 with eight home runs, 18 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
The Padres just lost a 14-2 game to the Mets, while the Giants are coming off of a 4-2 win against the Dodgers.
San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Trends
The over has cashed in just two of San Diego’s last seven games.
The Padres have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit 14 over their last 10.
San Diego has recorded 20.0 runs + hits + errors per game over its last 10 outings and 18.6 over its last five.
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