The San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres meet Friday in MLB action from Petco Park. Here’s a Giants vs Padres prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
- The San Francisco Giants recent form and player performance
- The San Diego Padres recent form and player performance
- Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Francisco Giants
- Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Diego Padres
- Recent betting trends in games played between the Giants and Padres
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Giants vs Padres game
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The Giants had a brief lead at a couple points in the Thursday opener of this set. Eventually San Francisco fell 6-4 after giving up four in the seventh inning, though. Nick Ahmed led the way on two RBI and two hits. Michael Conforto had a solo homer and plated three runs with his three hits as well.
In the starting pitcher slot for the Friday matchup, the Giants will send out Kyle Harrison. In Spring Training this year Harrison posted a 2-0 record with a 4.26 ERA over four starts, striking out 17 in 12.2 frames. Last year Harrison went 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in seven starts. The Giants will face the Dodgers, Padres, Nationals, and Rays after this series.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
Over on the San Diego side, they were down 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh on Thursday but powered out the win on nine team hits. Jake Cronenworth posted two RBI, while both Luis Campusano and Xander Bogaerts contributed two hits and a run each.
As starter for Friday’s game, the Padres will go with Joe Musgrove. In his three Spring Training starts this year, Musgrove went 1-2 with a 13.50 ERA and five Ks in 6.0 frames. Last year Musgrove posted a 10-3 record with a 3.05 ERA in 17 starts, notching 97 Ks in 97.1 innings. The Padres will take on the Dodgers after this series.
San Diego Padres Team Facts
- The Padres have won seven of their last eight games.
- The Padres have covered the run line in each of their last five night games against the Giants at Petco Park following a home win.
- The Padres have led after 7 innings in each of their last four games against the Giants at Petco Park.
- The Padres have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in each of their last three night games.
San Francisco Giants Team Facts
- The Giants have lost eight of their last nine road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in 15 of their last 17 road games.
- The Giants have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four games at Petco Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last five games as road underdogs against NL West opponents.
Giants vs Padres Prediction
I’ll take a stab on the Giants here. At least some of that is due to Musgrove’s struggles in Spring Training—not to mention his opening start in South Korea against the Dodgers back on March 21. Musgrove gave up five earned on seven hits and two walks in just 2.2 frames in that one, so he’ll obviously need a huge bounce-back effort Friday.
In the Thursday matchup, San Francisco managed nine hits and got a decent start out of Logan Webb. The bullpen faltered though—mostly due to Luke Jackson’s three earned. Provided the Giants can rebound on the mound in game two I think the offense will keep them in the game.