Padres vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 16, 2024

The San Diego Padres (85-65) host the Houston Astros (81-68) at 9:40 p.m. ET Monday for a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. For the favored Padres (-136), Luis Arraez is batting .322 this year, second in the league, while Yordan Alvarez ranks fifth in the majors with a .308 average for the underdog Astros. San Diego’s Yu Darvish gets the start, and he’ll go against Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Padres vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-136)
• Underdog: Astros (+115)
• Over/under: 8

Padres vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Padres have been chosen as favorites in 96 games this year and have walked away with the win 56 times (58.3%) in those games.
• San Diego has a record of 36-24 when favored by -136 or more this year.
• The Padres have an implied victory probability of 57.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Astros have compiled an 18-20 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.4% of those games).
• Houston has gone 5-6 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer (45.5%).
• The Astros have a 46.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Padres vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 22 home runs, 82 RBI and a batting average of .279 this season.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Profar is 44th in homers and 31st in RBI.
• Arraez is batting .322 to lead San Diego, while adding four homers and 43 runs batted in this season.
• Alvarez paces the Astros in home runs (34), runs batted in (84) and has put up a team-high batting average of .308.
• In all of the majors, Alvarez ranks 10th in homers and 28th in RBI.
• Jose Altuve is hitting .301 with 28 doubles, 19 home runs and 45 walks.

Padres vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Padres have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.94 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Padres have a combined 1.233 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
• The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
• Houston has the sixth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
• The Astros average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.242).