Data Skrive:
A pair of division rivals take the field Saturday when the second-place San Diego Padres (80-62) host the fourth-place San Francisco Giants (69-72). Sportsbooks favor the Padres (-150) for the contest, which starts at 8:40 p.m. ET on NBCS-BA. Dylan Cease will get the ball for San Diego while San Francisco will counter with Logan Webb.
Be sure to check out our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $33.33
Padres to win vs Giants -150
Padres vs. Giants Betting Lines
- Favorite: Padres (-150)
- Underdog: Giants (+126)
- Over/under: 7
Padres vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Padres have been chosen as favorites in 89 games this year and have walked away with the win 52 times (58.4%) in those games.
- This year San Diego has won 26 of 39 games when listed as at least -150 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 60% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Giants have won 25 of the 62 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (40.3%).
- San Francisco has a record of 5-15 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +126 or longer (25%).
- The Giants have a 44.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Padres vs. Giants Hitting Leaders
- Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 22 home runs, 82 RBI and a batting average of .278 this season.
- Of all MLB hitters, Profar is 24th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and 36th in slugging.
- Jackson Merrill is batting .292 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .498 this season.
- Matt Chapman has racked up a team-best batting average of .247, while leading the Giants in home runs (22) and runs batted in (69).
- Chapman is 38th in homers and 48th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Heliot Ramos is batting .274 with 19 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 33 walks.
Padres vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Padres have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
- The Padres have the 14th-ranked ERA (3.99) in the majors this season.
- Padres pitchers have a 1.248 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Giants pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB.
- San Francisco’s 4.21 team ERA ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.302).