Padres vs. Giants Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 7/9/2022

Yu Darvish takes the mound for San Diego while Carlos Rodon is San Francisco’s starter for the contest.

Padres vs. Giants Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Padres vs. Giants

Our best bet is the Giants on the moneyline at -109 after digging through all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: San Francisco Giants (-109) and Over (7)

Padres vs. Giants Game Info

• San Diego Padres probable starting pitcher: Yu Darvish
• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Carlos Rodón
• Game Day: Saturday, July 9, 2022
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Location: San Diego, California
• Stadium: PETCO Park

San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup

Padres Starter Yu Darvish

• Darvish (7-4 with a 3.53 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 94 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Padres, his 16th of the season.
• His most recent time out was on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the right-hander threw 6 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up eight hits.
• The 35-year-old has a 3.53 ERA and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 15 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .221 to opposing hitters.
• Darvish has 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
• Darvish is looking for his 14th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.1 frames per appearance on the hill.
• The opposing Giants offense has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.390) and is 12th in MLB play with 95 home runs. It has a collective .233 batting average, and is 26th in MLB with 634 total hits and 11th in MLB action scoring 381 runs.
• Darvish has pitched 1 2/3 innings, giving up nine earned runs on eight hits while striking out two against the Giants this season.
• This season, the 35-year-old ranks 32nd in ERA (3.53), 11th in WHIP (1.007), and 35th in K/9 (8.1) among pitchers who qualify.

Giants Starter Carlos Rodón

• The Giants will send Rodon (7-5) to the mound for his 17th start this season.
• The left-hander gave up four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Monday in his last outing, a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 2.87 and 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .213 in 16 games this season.
• In 16 starts this season, he’s earned nine quality starts.
• Rodon has five starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Padres are batting .241 this season, 16th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .375 (25th in the league) with 70 home runs.
• The left-hander has faced the Padres one time this season, allowing them to go 5-for-22 with a double, a home run and two RBI in six innings.
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 29-year-old ranks 18th in ERA (2.87), 24th in WHIP (1.110), and fifth in K/9 (11.1).

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• The Padres have entered the game as favorites 59 times this season and won 34, or 57.6%, of those games.
• San Diego is 34-25 this season when entering a game favored by -109 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 52.2% chance of a victory for the Padres.
• San Diego and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 39 of their 86 opportunities.
• The Padres are 42-44-0 against the spread in their 86 chances this season.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have come away with seven wins in the 21 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, San Francisco has come away with a win seven times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least -109 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Giants have an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• San Francisco and their opponents have gone over in 40 of their 83 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Giants are 39-43-0 against the spread in their 82 games that had a posted line this season.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Manny Machado is the bat to watch in the Padres lineup, leading the team in batting average (.315), home runs (14), and RBI (50).
• Among all batters in the majors, Machado ranks 37th in home runs and 22nd in RBI.
• Machado carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .176 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
• Jake Cronenworth is batting .240 with 21 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 36 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Cronenworth ranks 139th in home runs and 40th in RBI.
• Eric Hosmer is batting .269 with 14 doubles, six home runs and 24 walks.
• Hosmer has at least one base hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with an RBI.
• Ha-Seong Kim is hitting .237 with 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 30 walks.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has collected a team-leading 41 runs batted in.
• Flores’ home run total puts him 93rd in the big leagues, and he ranks 53rd in RBI.
• Joc Pederson has hit 17 home runs with 41 RBI, leading the team in both categories.
• Pederson ranks 18th in homers and 53rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Thairo Estrada paces the Giants with a team-high batting average of .253.
• Mike Yastrzemski has 17 doubles, eight home runs and 35 walks while hitting .227.