The San Francisco Giants will head west to PETCO Park to face their division rival San Diego Padres. Fox Sports San Diego is in line to televise the matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 10:10 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Odds
Vegas has listed San Diego (+110) as the underdog to San Francisco (-120). The total sits at eight runs and bettors can wager on the over for -120 and the under for +100. Gamblers can also bet on the game’s runline with the most recent odds coming in at Giants -1.5 runs (+125) and Padres +1.5 runs (-145).
The Padres are 42-65 straight up (SU) and 48-59 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 12.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 30.1 units (ATS). San Diego has covered the spread just twice in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven. The Giants have gone 52-54 SU this year and are 58-48 ATS. Overall, the team’s gained 3.6 units for moneyline bettors and 8.7 units ATS. San Francisco’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
San Diego games have an over/under record of 51-53-3 in 2018. The Giants have an over/under record of 49-54-3.
Left-hander Derek Holland is the probable starter for the visiting Giants. Holland is 5-8 with a 3.92 ERA and 109 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with eight strikeouts and a 5.59 ERA against San Diego this year (two starts).
The Padres are putting the ball in the hands of Eric Lauer (5-7, 5.29 ERA, 1.70 WHIP), who’s got 72 strikeouts and 35 walks this season. Lauer is 0-0 with 11 strikeouts and a 3.27 ERA over two starts against San Francisco this year.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitching staff has yielded 4.8 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 5.06 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.61 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.7 K/9. In 45 divisional games, Padres starters have an ERA of 5.30 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.50.
The San Diego hitters have put up 3.7 runs per outing, including 3.7 per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .208/.254/.340 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that span.
First baseman Eric Hosmer and shortstop Freddy Galvis have led the charge for the Padres’ hitters this year. Hosmer is hitting .246/.311/.382 with 10 home runs, 42 RBIs and 44 runs scored, and the line for Galvis stands at .240/.297/.341 with five homers, 40 RBIs and 34 runs scored.
In the other dugout, San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starters own a 4.21 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 7.06 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.63, along with a K/9 of 8.70.
The Giants offense has slashed .249/.315/.391 on its way to 4.0 runs scored per game this season, including 3.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Shortstop Brandon Crawford and right fielder Andrew McCutchen continue to lead San Francisco’s offense. Crawford is slashing .283/.353/.444 with 10 home runs, 42 RBIs and 44 runs scored. McCutchen is hitting .253/.347/.405 with 10 homers, 43 RBIs, 51 runs and nine steals.
The Padres have lost 10.1 units and are 10-22 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 18 of those games, compared to 14 that’ve hit the under against lefties.
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – UNDER
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San Francisco has recorded 13 extra-base hits over its last five outings. San Diego has 12 XBH over its last five.
The Giants have lost six of their last seven games SU while the Padres have lost five of their last six.
San Diego has recorded 19.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 16.4 over its last five.
The Giants have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit nine over their last 10.
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