Padres vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 8, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (70-73) will lean on Grant McCray, following a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the San Diego Padres (81-63) on Sunday at 4:10 p.m. ET on NBCS-BA. The Giants are +106 underdogs for the contest, according to bookmakers. San Diego’s Joe Musgrove and San Francisco’s Spencer Bivens have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Padres vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-127)
• Underdog: Giants (+106)
• Over/under: 7

Padres vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Padres have been chosen as favorites in 91 games this year and have walked away with the win 53 times (58.2%) in those games.
• This season San Diego has been victorious 39 times in 66 chances when named as a favorite of at least -127 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 55.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Giants are 26-38 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 40.6% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, San Francisco has gone 13-29 (31%).
• The Giants have a 48.5% 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 139 hits, an OBP of .381 plus a slugging percentage of .458.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Profar is 38th in home runs and 24th in RBI.
• Manny Machado leads San Diego in home runs (25) and runs batted in (90) this season while batting .276.
• Matt Chapman leads the Giants with 22 home runs and 69 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .249.
• In all of MLB, Chapman is 38th in homers and 48th in RBI.
• Heliot Ramos is hitting .274 with 19 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 33 walks.

Padres vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Padres average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
• The Padres have pitched to a 3.99 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
• The Padres have a combined WHIP of 1.245 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Giants pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB.
• San Francisco has a 4.21 team ERA that ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.302).