Padres vs. Diamondbacks Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 3, 2024

The San Diego Padres (16-18) will look to Jurickson Profar, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks (14-18) on Friday at 9:40 PM ET on ARID. The Padres are -110 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks. San Diego’s Dylan Cease gets the start, and he’ll go against Arizona’s Slade Cecconi.

Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-110)
• Underdog: Diamondbacks (-109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights

• The Padres have been favorites in 21 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (52.4%) in those contests.
• This season San Diego has come away with a win 11 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 52.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Diamondbacks have a 5-11 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 31.2% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -109 or longer, Arizona has a record of 5-11 (31.2%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Diamondbacks a 52.2% chance to win.

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders

• Profar leads San Diego with a batting average of .342. He’s also hit four home runs with 21 RBI.
• Among hitters in MLB, Profar is 64th in home runs and 18th in RBI.
• Jake Cronenworth is a key run producer for San Diego with a .265 average, five homers and 24 RBI.
• Ketel Marte has racked up a team-best batting average of .307.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Marte’s home run total puts him 38th, and his RBI total ranks 71st.
• Christian Walker’s seven home runs and 22 runs batted in are both team-highs.

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings

• The Padres have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.29 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Padres pitchers have a 1.278 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
• The Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Arizona has the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.14).
• The Diamondbacks have the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.277).