Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres: Odds, Prediction
Every MLB team will be in action on Wednesday, one of which will be a National League West rivalry between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres.
This game between the Diamondbacks and the Padres is scheduled for Wednesday, July 8th, and has an expected first pitch time of 10:00 PM ET. The game will be played at Petco Park in San Diego, California, and will be broadcast on ESPN.
MLB Betting Odds and Trends
A quick look at the current MLB odds for this game and we see that the San Diego Padres are the clear favourite. As it stands, the Padres are a -142 betting favourite, while the Diamondbacks are coming back as a +120 underdog. In terms of the run line, you can bet the Diamondbacks to cover +1.5 at odds of -192, while the Padres to cover the -1.5 carries odds of +150. The over/under for this game has been set at 7.5 total runs, with the over at odds of -122 and the under at odds of +100.
One trend to consider is that Arizona is 2-6 SU in their last eight games against San Diego and 1-4 SU in their last five road games against San Diego.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks enter this game as one of the more inconsistent teams in the league, as they are struggling to stay above .500. They have fallen well behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West division, currently sitting in second place by 14.0 games.
For Game 3 of this series with the Padres, the Diamondbacks are scheduled to start Jose Cabrera, who is 0-1 and has an ERA of 4.73. He has only made one road start this season, but he allowed four earned runs over 5.0 innings, giving him an ERA of 7.20.
San Diego Padres
The Padres also enter this game as one of the more inconsistent teams in the league, as they are also hovering around .500 on the season. The Padres are in third place in the NL West division.
To counter the Diamondbacks, the Padres are set to start Michael King in Game 3 of this series, who has a record of 5-7 and an ERA of 3.52. King has been serviceable at home this season, posting an ERA of 3.28 over 10 starts. In these starts, he has allowed 22 earned runs over 57.2 innings.
Who Will Win Diamondbacks vs. Padres?
As stated, both teams have been highly inconsistent this season, but the pitching advantage for the Padres cannot be ignored.
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