Padres vs. Brewers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/23/2022

After a four-hit game in a win over the Giants, Manny Machado leads the San Diego Padres (27-14) as -115 favorites against the Milwaukee Brewers (26-15). Action gets underway from PETCO Park at 9:40 PM ET on Monday. San Diego’s Nick Martinez and Milwaukee’s Adrian Houser have been named the starters for this contest.

Padres vs. Brewers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Padres vs. Brewers

Our computer pick: Milwaukee Brewers (-105) and Over (8)

Padres vs. Brewers Game Info

• San Diego Padres probable starting pitcher: Nick Martinez
• Milwaukee Brewers probable starting pitcher: Adrian Houser
• Game Day: Monday, May 23, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: San Diego, California
• Stadium: PETCO Park

San Diego Padres vs Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Matchup

Padres Starter Nick Martinez

• Martinez gets the start for the Padres, his seventh of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.89 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared in relief on Wednesday, when he tossed four scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies while giving up two hits.
• The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.89, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents are hitting .244 against him.
• Martínez has one quality start under his belt this year.
• Martínez enters the matchup with four outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• He will face a Brewers offense that ranks seventh in the league with 193 runs while batting .238 as a unit. It has a collective .414 slugging percentage (third in MLB action) and has hit a total of 55 home runs (fourth in MLB).

Brewers Starter Adrian Houser

• Houser (3-4) will take the mound for the Brewers, his eighth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up no earned runs in six innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
• The 29-year-old has pitched to a 3.22 ERA this season with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.2 walks per nine across seven games.
• In seven starts this season, he’s earned three quality starts.
• Houser has made five starts of five or more innings in seven chances this season, and averages 5.1 frames when he pitches.
• The Padres are batting .233 this season, 17th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .363 (21st in the league) with 32 home runs.

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• The Padres have entered the game as favorites 27 times this season and won 18, or 66.7%, of those games.
• San Diego has a record of 15-7 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -115 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 53.5% chance to win.
• San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 21 of their 42 games with a total this season.
• The Padres are 24-18-0 against the spread in their 42 chances this season.

Brewers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Brewers have been underdogs in four games this season and have come away with the win two times (50%) in those contests.
• This season, Milwaukee has come away with a win two times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least -105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 51.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• Contests with Milwaukee have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 19 of 41 chances this season.
• The Brewers are 18-23-0 against the spread in their 41 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Not only does Machado lead the Padres in hitting with his .374 average, he also paces the squad with eight home runs and 27 RBI.
• Including all MLB batters, Machado is first in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and third in slugging.
• Machado has collected a hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .359 with four doubles, a triple, a home run, four walks and five RBI.
• Jurickson Profar is batting .222 with nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 24 walks.
• Profar ranks 59th in homers and 71st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Profar has seven straight games with at least one hit. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .341 with four doubles, a triple, six walks and three RBI.
• Eric Hosmer is hitting .319 with eight doubles, four home runs and 13 walks.
• Ha-Seong Kim is hitting .222 with seven doubles, a triple, four home runs and 14 walks.

Brewers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rowdy Tellez has posted a team-leading nine home runs and has driven in 32 runs.
• Tellez’s home run total places him 12th in MLB, and he ranks fourth in RBI.
• Tellez carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .235 with a double, a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Christian Yelich has nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 19 walks while hitting .243.
• Yelich ranks 59th in home runs and 59th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Kolten Wong is hitting .235 with six doubles, three triples, three home runs and 16 walks.
• Hunter Renfroe paces the Brewers with nine home runs and has racked up a team-best batting average of .268.

Betting Tips for Padres vs. Brewers

We have the Brewers on the moneyline at -105 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after looking at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.