After a four-hit game in a loss to the Angels, Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the San Diego Padres (32-33) as -125 favorites against the Arizona Diamondbacks (29-33). Action gets underway from PETCO Park at 9:40 PM ET on Friday, live on ARID. San Diego’s Michael King gets the start, and he’ll go against Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt.
Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.00
Padres to win vs Diamondbacks -125
Padres vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Padres (-125)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+104)
- Over/under: 7.5
Padres vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights
- The Padres have come away with 20 wins in the 39 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- San Diego has a record of 13-13 when favored by -125 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 55.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Diamondbacks have won 11 of the 31 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (35.5%).
- Arizona has a record of 9-13 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +104 or longer (40.9%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Diamondbacks’ implied win probability is 49%.
Padres vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders
- Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 71 hits, an OBP of .417 plus a slugging percentage of .482.
- Among all MLB hitters, Profar ranks second in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and 25th in slugging.
- Tatis leads San Diego in home runs with 10 while driving in 32 runs and slugging .443.
- Ketel Marte paces the Diamondbacks with 12 home runs while racking up a team-high batting average of .276.
- Marte’s home run total ranks 17th in the majors, and he is 45th in RBI.
- Christian Walker’s 12 home runs and 38 RBI are both team-highs.
Padres vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings
- The Padres have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Padres have pitched to a 3.93 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
- The Padres have a combined 1.203 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Diamondbacks has a collective 7.5 K/9, the second-worst in MLB.
- Arizona has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.39).
- The Diamondbacks have the fifth-highest WHIP in the majors (1.335).