The San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres meet Thursday in MLB action from Petco Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres prediction.
San Francisco Giants Team Preview
The San Francisco Giants come into the 2024 season looking to shake off a frustrating 2023 season, finishing the year 79-83 on the year and 4th in the NL West, missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The Giants decided to keep a lot of the same pieces in house, with key pieces like LaMonte Wade Jr. back after logging 135 games for the Giants last year, hitting .256 with 17 homers and 45 RBIs. Thairo Estrada’s also back after hitting .271 with 14 homers and 49 RBIs with team-highs of 26 doubles and 23 stolen bases. Logan Webb will get the start on the mount for the Giants here and was 11-13 with a 3.25 ERA and 194 strikeouts last season. The Giants will meet the Dodgers, Padres, and Nationals in the three series following this one.
San Francisco Giants Team Facts
- The Giants have lost eight of their last nine day games against National League opponents.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine day games against National League opponents.
- The Giants have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games at Petco Park.
- The Giants have lost the first inning in each of their last three games at Petco Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last four games as road underdogs against NL West opponents.
San Diego Padres Team Preview
The San Diego Padres come into this one with a 1-1 record after a 15-11 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in their last matchup. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 4 RBIs and 4 hits including a triple while Xander Bogaerts has 4 hits of his own with 3 RBIs. Luis Campusano has a pair of doubles and Manny Machado has a home run and 3 RBIs as well. Yu Darvish is slated to get the start for the Padres here and is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 3 strikeouts this season.
San Diego Padres Team Facts
- The Padres have lost each of their last eight Thursday games as home favorites.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 Thursday home games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Padres’ last 10 day games against National League opponents.
- The Padres have won the first inning in each of their last three games against the Giants at Petco Park.
- The Padres have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five Thursday games as home favorites.
Giants vs. Padres Prediction
I’m on the Giants here. I just haven’t been sold on Yu Darvish as a starter for a couple of years now even though he’s had flashes here and there of looking like the old Yu Darvish. Logan Webb’s been a solid piece of the Giants rotation for some time now and he was really good in his action against the Padres last year while the same can’t necessarily be said for Darvish against the Giants. I think the Giants are going to be a team to keep an eye on this year, and as such, I’ll buy into them on opening day. Give me the Giants here.