The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres meet Saturday in MLB action at Petco Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Giants vs Padres prediction.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The Giants rebounded on Friday with an 8-3 win as they jumped on the Padres early and never looked back. The Giants will follow up this series with 3 games against the Dodgers. The Giants’ offense is off to a fine start through 2 games, scoring a combined 12 runs. Matt Chapman leads the Giants with 4 hits and 5 RBI, while Michael Conforto and LaMonte Wade Jr have combined for 7 hits and 1 RBI. Jordan Hicks gets the ball for the Giants, and he was 3-9 with a 3.29 ERA and 81 strikeouts last season. Hicks is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The Padres drop to 2-2 on the season as the pitching staff continues to struggle. The Padres follow up this series with 3 games against the Cardinals. The Padres pitching staff has allowed a combined 28 runs through 4 games, and that’s simply not going to get it done. It’s early, but the Padres have some work to do to get the ball rolling. Offensively, Luis Campusano leads the Padres with 6 hits and 2 RBI, while Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. have combined for 12 hits and 9 RBI. Dylan Cease gets the ball for the Braves, and he was 7-9 with a 4.58 ERA and 214 strikeouts last season. Cease is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Giants.
San Diego Padres Team Facts
- The Padres have won each of their last seven games against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Padres have covered the run line in each of their last seven games against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Padres have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
San Francisco Giants Team Facts
- The Giants have lost each of their last eight road games following a win.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as underdogs following a win.
- The Giants have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last three day games.
Giants vs Padres prediction
Hicks has some showing and proving to do in a spot like this, considering he has just 8 career starts. Cease is the far and away more proven pitcher in the starting role, and he’s been a strikeout machine each of the last 3 years. Coming over from the White Sox, I can bet Cease wants to make a good first impression with his new team. Cease was eighth in MLB last year in strikeouts. The price is more than reasonable. Give me the Padres and the cheap price.