The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants meet Friday in MLB action at Oracle Park. Here’s a Giants vs Padres Prediction. This article will include a Giants vs Padres Pick.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 78-68 on the year and play the Rockies and Marlins next. The San Diego Padres are batting .238 on the season, have a .315 OBP, and have a .388 slugging percentage. The San Diego Padres’ pitching staff has a 3.88 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the San Diego Padres with 161 hits and 72 RBI, while Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado have combined for 253 hits and 159 RBI.
Robbie Ray gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 11-8 with a 3.39 ERA and 127 strikeouts this season. Ray is 5-3 with a 3.57 ERA and 111 strikeouts in his career against the San Francisco Giants.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The San Francisco Giants are 62-85 on the year and play the Cardinals and Dodgers next. The San Francisco Giants are batting .248 on the season, have a .309 OBP, and have a .407 slugging percentage. The San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff has a 4.34 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Rafael Devers leads the San Francisco Giants with 142 hits and 92 RBI, while Jung Hoo Lee and Willy Adames have combined for 249 hits and 106 RBI.
Anthony Molina gets the ball for the San Francisco Giants, and he is 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. Molina is 0-0 with a 1.42 ERA and 6 strikeouts in his career against the San Diego Padres.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Padres have lost each of their last four games as road favorites following a home win.
- The underdogs have won five of the Padres’ last six games at Oracle Park.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six night games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in 10 of the Padres’ last 11 games at Oracle Park.
- The Giants have led after 3 innings in six of their last seven night games against the Padres.
- The Giants have led after 5 innings in six of their last seven home night games.
- The Giants have won the first inning in each of their last four home games.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Giants have lost each of their last 10 Friday night games against NL opponents.
- The Padres have won seven of their last eight games at Oracle Park against teams that held a losing record.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games against the Padres following a win.
- The Padres have covered the run line in six of their last seven road games against the Giants.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight Friday games against the Giants.
- The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven Friday night games against opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Padres’ last seven games as road favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Fifteen of the last 19 games between the Padres and Giants at Oracle Park have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Giants’ last 12 night games.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in six of the Padres’ last seven night games.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Osleivis Basabe has hit a home run in each of the Giants’ last two games against the Padres.
- Anthony Molina has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances.
- Bryce Eldridge has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances in night games.
- Rafael Devers ranks 8th in the league in Home Runs (35) this season.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Robbie Ray has recorded a win in each of his last five road appearances against NL opponents.
- Robbie Ray has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his 15 previous appearances against the Giants.
- Xander Bogaerts has hit a home run in three of the Padres’ last four road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Padres’ last 10 games as road favorites.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Giants rank 30th in the league for walks this season (406).
- The Giants rank 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (140).
- The Padres rank 27th in the league for hits this season (1142).
- The Padres rank 26th in the league for doubles this season (208).
Giants vs Padres Prediction
Molina has been solid this season, but he has just 19.1 innings under his belt, so the jury is still out. Ray has a chance to stick it to the team he started the season with, and outside of a rough outing against the Yankees, he’s been solid for the Padres. The bottom line is the Padres are fighting for a playoff spot and can’t blow games like this against bottom feeders. The Giants are dookie. You can argue this price should be a lot steeper. I’m going to lay the reasonable line with the Padres on the road.