The San Francisco Giants (46-62) and San Diego Padres (55-53) play the opener of a 4-game NL West set Thursday in San Diego, California. First pitch from Petco Park is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze MLB odds around the Giants vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 3-3
The Giants took 2 of 3 from the Milwaukee Brewers this week with a 16-3 win Wednesday as the cherry on top. C Daniel Susac hit his first 2 career homers in the victory. 2B Luis Arraez had 4 hits and 2 RBIs in the victory. The Giants are 4-2 in their last 6.
The Padres have won 5 straight after a 3-1 home win over the Colorado Rockies Wednesday. They manufactured 3 runs on just 6 hits. 1B Ty France had 1 of them to extend his hitting streak to 6 games. France has had a hot July, hitting .321 with 6 homers and 17 RBIs.
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Giants at Padres projected starters
LHP Robbie Ray vs. LHP JP Sears
Ray (9-6, 3.16 ERA) makes his 21st start. He has a 1.31 WHIP, 4.3 BB/9 and 7.8 K/9 in 116 2/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K in a 9-2 win over Los Angeles Angels Saturday
- Career vs. Padres: 7-7, 4.01 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 11.8 K/9 in 21 starts
Sears (3-3, 3.86 ERA) makes his sixth start (seventh appearance). He has a 1.18 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 7.4 K/9 in 28 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 3 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K in a 7-2 win over Miami Marlins Saturday
- Career vs. Giants: 3-1, 1.76 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 8.2 K/9 in 5 starts
Giants at Padres odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Giants +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Padres -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Giants +1.5 (-160) | Padres -1.5 (+135)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -102 | U: -118)
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Giants at Padres picks and predictions
Prediction
Padres 4, Giants 3
This will wind up being decided by the bullpens. Ray is likely making his last start before being dealt. So look for him to go 5 and dive. After that, the Giants are bottom 10 with a 4.37 bullpen ERA. The Padres are sixth at 3.70.
Take the PADRES (-160).
I’l take ROBBIE RAY UNDER 2.5 EARNED RUNS (-110). As mentioned, they’re going to want to be careful with him, and he has good history against the Friars.
Both teams are 6-4 O/U, but they’re very streaky offensively. The Giants just opened eyes with 16 runs, there’s usually some drawback after that. The Under is 3-2-1 in this matchup this season.
Go UNDER 8.5 (-118).
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