Padres vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 18, 2024

Luis Arraez, batting .323 this season, leads the San Diego Padres (86-65) into a matchup with Yordan Alvarez (.308 AVG) and the Houston Astros (81-69). The Padres are -120 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at PETCO Park, beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET live on SCHN. San Diego’s Dylan Cease gets the start, and he’ll go against Houston’s Framber Valdez.

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Padres vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-120)
• Underdog: Astros (+100)
• Over/under: 7.5

Padres vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Padres have been victorious in 57, or 58.8%, of the 97 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year San Diego has won 43 of 77 games when listed as at least -120 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Astros are 18-21 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.2% of those games).
• Houston is 11-11 (winning 50% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 50% in this contest.

Padres vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 23 home runs, 83 RBI and a batting average of .285 this season.
• Profar’s home runs put him 42nd in MLB, and he ranks 33rd in RBI.
• Manny Machado leads San Diego in home runs with 26 and runs batted in with 99.
• Alvarez paces the Astros in home runs (34), runs batted in (85) and has put 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 is hitting .302 with 29 doubles, 19 home runs and 45 walks.

Padres vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Padres strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• The Padres have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.92) in the majors this season.
• Padres pitchers have a 1.231 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
• The Astros pitching staff ranks second in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston has the sixth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
• The Astros average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.246).