Padres vs. Diamondbacks Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 6, 2024

Following a big two-homer game in a win over the Dodgers, Christian Walker leads the Arizona Diamondbacks (43-44) into action as +104 underdogs against the San Diego Padres (48-43). First pitch from PETCO Park at 9:40 PM ET on Saturday, live on ARID. Matt Waldron will get the ball for San Diego while Arizona will counter with Brandon Pfaadt.

Check out our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-124)
• Underdog: Diamondbacks (+104)
• Over/under: 7.5

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights

• The Padres have won in 29, or 54.7%, of the 53 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• San Diego has a record of 21-17 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -124 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 55.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Diamondbacks have compiled a 19-27 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 41.3% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +104 or longer, Arizona has a 15-18 record (winning 45.5% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Diamondbacks’ implied win probability is 49%.

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar is batting .317 with 56 RBI, both of which rank first among San Diego hitters this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Profar ranks third in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, and 28th in slugging.
• Ha-Seong Kim has 67 hits and an OBP of .331 to go with a slugging percentage of .379 this season.
• Ketel Marte paces the Diamondbacks with a .288 batting average.
• Marte’s home run total ranks 17th in the big leagues, and he is 26th in RBI.
• Walker has shown his power as he paces his team with 22 home runs and 62 runs batted in.

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings

• The Padres average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
• The Padres have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.05) in the majors this season.
• Padres pitchers have a 1.269 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
• The Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 29th in MLB with a collective 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Arizona has the 28th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.62).
• The Diamondbacks average MLB’s fourth-worst WHIP (1.355).