Thursday starts the first of a four-game battle between National League West rivals as the San Francisco Giants (69-64) take on the San Diego Padres (62-72).
The Giants come into this one having gone 5-5 in their last ten contests. On the road this year, they are just 31-33. They will try to improve on both of those marks as they fight for a playoff spot.
While they sit tied for second in the NL West, 14 games behind the Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants odds of making the playoffs improve significantly in the Wild Card. They currently sit tied for the third Wild Card spot.
With their struggles this year, San Diego Padres picks have been hard to make. Currently, they sit fourth in the NL West, 21.5 games out of first place. In the Wild Card race, they sit 7.5 games out of a playoff spot.
Heading into this matchup, let’s take a look at our Giants vs Padres picks & parlays.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Odds
Before determining our Giants vs Padres picks & parlays, it is important to analyze the MLB odds.
Unfortunately, as of late Wednesday night, the odds for this contest have still not been posted, as the Giants have not announced their starting pitcher.
With both teams scuffling a bit, it would not be shocking to see this as close to a pick’em game. Still, make sure to check back prior to game time for the most up-to-date MLB odds.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Picks & Parlays
Having gone 10-4 in their last 14 contests against the Giants, don’t be surprised if the Padres get off to a good start in this series.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Pick:
- San Diego Padres ML over the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Parlay:
- Padres to win
- Over
Giants vs. Padres Information
San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres
Location of the game: Petco Park, San Diego, CA.
Date & Time: Thursday, August 31. 9:40 pm ET.
How to watch: MLB.tv
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Betting Analysis
As of Wednesday night, the Giants had not announced a starter for this contest.
Looking at the MLB team stats, the Giants rank 11th in scoring defense, allowing 4.29 runs per game to opponents (4.56 on the road). In terms of staff earned run average, their pitchers rank 10th with a 3.95 ERA (4.27 on the road).
On the offensive side, the Giants fall to 21st, averaging 4.33 runs per game. They are better on the road, though, with an average of 4.81 runs per game.
The biggest offensive contributors for the San Francisco Giants include Wilmer Flores (19 HR, 49 RBI), Michael Conforto (15 HR, 55 RBI), and J.D. Davis (15 HR, 60 RBI).
Padres Need Avila to Be at His Best
For the Padres, they will turn to 26-year-old righty Pedro Avila to take the mound in the opener. His MLB player stats show that he is 0-1 in eight games with a 2.63 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, and he has 32 strikeouts in 27.1 innings.
In his last outing, Avila took the loss against the Brewers after allowing five earned runs over 4.1 innings.
Offensively, the Padres rank 15th in the majors in scoring, averaging 4.50 runs per game (4.17 at home). They are led by Manny Machado (25 HR, 78 RBI), Juan Soto (25 HR, 80 RBI, 70 R), and Fernando Tatis Jr. (20 HR, 67 RBI, 74 R, 23 SB).
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Betting Picks
When these two division rivals square off, you can usually throw records out the window. Still, the trends absolutely favor the Padres in this one.
The Giants are 7-13 in their last 20 games, 3-14 in their last 17 road games, and they are 4-10 in their last 14 versus the Padres.
In terms of the total runs, the over has hit in four of the last six games between these two. In the last seven games at Petco Park between the Padres and the Giants, the over has hit six times.
With the pitching a bit shaky on both sides, the advantage could go to the offenses. In this case, the Padres’ offense has been far better than the Giants this season.
- For that reason, our Giants vs Padres picks & parlays are taking San Diego to win and for the total to go over.
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