The San Francisco Giants will be squaring off against their divisional rival San Diego Padres at PETCO Park. Fox Sports San Diego will televise the action. The opening pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Odds
San Francisco (+100) is the underdog to San Diego (-110) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this one at eight runs. Odds for wagering on the game’s total stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds standing at Giants +1.5 runs (-210) and Padres +-1.5 runs (+175).
The Padres are just 4-10 SU and 6-7 ATS. The team has lost 2.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 3.6 units against the spread (ATS). The Giants have gone 6-6 SU this year and are 7-4 ATS. Overall, the team’s accumulated 1.0 unit for gamblers taking the moneyline this year and 3.0 units ATS.
Padres games have an over/under record of 5-7-1 so far in 2018. Giants games have gone over six times, gone under five times and pushed on zero occasions.
The Giants have lost 1.0 units and are 2-1 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in one of those games, compared to two that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Padres have netted 0.4 units and are 2-2 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in two of those games, compared to two that’ve cashed the under.
The left-handed Ty Blach (1-1, 4.11 ERA) will get the start for the visiting Giants. Blach started 24 games last year while finishing the season 8-12 overall with a 4.78 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. He made three starts against San Diego in 2017 and put together a 0-2 record against the Padres with a 3.32 ERA and 10 strikeouts.
The Padres have tabbed righty Tyson Ross (1-1, 5.25 ERA) as their starter. Ross started 10 games last year while finishing the season 3-3 overall with a 7.71 ERA and a 1.84 WHIP.
As a unit, San Diego’s pitchers have given up 4.5 runs per game overall in 2018. The team’s starters have an ERA of 4.41, a WHIP of 1.56 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.0. The bullpen has posted a solid ERA of just 2.16, a WHIP of 1.03 and a K/9 of 9.9. In eight divisional games, Padres starters have an ERA of 4.86 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.12.
The San Diego offense has produced 3.3 runs per outing, including 3.9 per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over its last five. The team has hit .207/.274/.360 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that span.
First baseman Eric Hosmer and shortstop Freddy Galvis have led the Padres’ hitters so far. Hosmer is hitting .309/.387/.491 with 17 hits, three RBIs and seven runs scored, while Galvis has put up a line of .304/.418/.435 with 14 hits, five RBIs and three runs.
Compared to his overall season slash line of .318/.385/.498, Hosmer seemed to take a step back when hitting lefties at home in 2017, slashing .224/.274/.357 over 106 such plate appearances.
For the visiting squad, San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 3.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.27 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 6.00 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 2.74, along with a K/9 of 9.39.
The Giants offense has slashed .241/.303/.357 on its way to 3.3 runs scored per game this season, including 2.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Catcher Buster Posey and second baseman Joe Panik have led San Francisco’s hitters. Posey is slashing .375/.435/.600 with 15 hits, eight RBIs and five runs scored, while Panik (.295/.367/.500) is up to 13 hits, three homers, three RBIs and eight runs scored.
Posey didn’t do as well batting against righties on the road in 2017. Over 210 such plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .276/.357/.400 (his overall season line was .320/.400/.462).
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The over has hit in only one of San Diego’s last seven games.
San Diego has recorded 17.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 17.0 over its last five.
The Giants have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit 10 over their last 10.
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