Padres vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 17, 2024

The San Diego Padres (85-65) and Houston Astros (81-68) meet Tuesday at PETCO Park, with first pitch at 9:40 p.m. ET on SDPA. The Padres are -115 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Astros are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +168 odds. Michael King takes the mound for San Diego while Hunter Brown is Houston’s starter for the contest.

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Padres vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-115)
• Underdog: Astros (-105)
• Over/under: 7.5

Padres vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Padres have come away with 56 wins in the 96 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season San Diego has been victorious 49 times in 86 chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 on the moneyline.
• The Padres have an implied victory probability of 53.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Astros have been the moneyline underdog 38 total times this season. They’ve gone 18-20 in those games.
• Houston has a record of 14-14 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -105 or longer (50%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Astros have an implied win probability of 51.2%.

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.
• Profar’s home runs rank him 44th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks 32nd in RBI.
• Luis Arraez is batting .322 to lead San Diego, while adding four homers and 43 runs batted in this season.
• Yordan Alvarez paces the Astros in home runs (34), runs batted in (84) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .308.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Alvarez’s home run total puts him 10th, and his RBI total ranks 29th.
• Jose Altuve has 28 doubles, 19 home runs and 45 walks while batting .301.

Padres vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

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