San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants: MLB Betting Odds, Prediction
Every MLB team will be in action on Friday, with a docket which includes a National League West Division matchup between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants.
The Padres-Giants game is scheduled for Friday, September 11th, with an expected first pitch time of 10:15 PM ET. The fixture will be played at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California and broadcast on MLB.TV and Apple TV.
MLB Betting Odds and Trends
The MLB odds board has the Padres listed as -146 favourites with the total set at at 7.5 runs. You can bet on over 7.5 runs at odds of -120, while betting on under 7.5 runs has odds of +102.
Some trends to consider for this matchup show that the Padres are 6-4 SU against the Giants this season, but the Giants are 6-4 on the run line against the Padres.
San Diego Padres
The Padres enter this game with a record of 78-68 and are in second place in the National League West Division.
While the division is likely out of reach for San Diego, they hold the third and final NL Wild-Card spot, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks by 0.5 games.
Heading into Game 1 of this series, the Padres are scheduled to start Robbie Ray, who has a record of 11-8 and an ERA of 3.39. Ray has been serviceable this season when pitching on the road, having posted an ERA of 3.62 across 13 appearances (12 starts). In these starts, Ray has allowed 34 runs (28 earned) over 69.2 innings.
San Francisco Giants
The Giants enter this game with a record of 62-85 and are in fourth place in the National League West Division.
As it stands, San Francisco has already been eliminated from the playoffs, so they have nothing left to play for except being a spoiler in the final few weeks of the season.
To open this series against the Padres, the Giants are set to start Anthony Molina, who has a record of 3-0 and an ERA of 2.79. Despite not having a ton of appearances this season and just two starts, Molina has been excellent when it comes to pitching at home. In fact, Molina has an ERA of 2.84 in two home appearances this season, having allowed two earned runs over 6.1 innings.
Who Will Win Padres vs. Giants?
Even though the Padres are the favourites, the Giants look to be the best betting option to keep this game close.
Most notably, Padres’ starter Robbie Ray has begun to struggle, having posted an ERA of 19.29 over the last seven days, an ERA of 6.48 over the last 15 days, and an ERA of 4.18 over the last 30 days. Anthony Molina, on the other hand, has an ERA of 0.00 in the last seven days, an ERA of 2.70 in the last 15 days, and an ERA of 1.88 in the last 30 days.
Molina has also had far fewer appearances than Ray this season.
However, because Molina has been more consistent over the last month, my best bet is the San Francisco Giants +1.5 (-137), and I also like them to win 5-3.
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