Padres vs. Giants Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/8/2022

The San Diego Padres (61-50) are -184 favorites when they meet the San Francisco Giants (53-55) on Monday at 9:40 PM ET. Brandon Drury has 98 hits on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at PETCO Park. San Diego’s Blake Snell and San Francisco’s Alex Wood have been named the starters for this contest.

Padres vs. Giants Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Padres vs. Giants

We have the Giants on the moneyline at +156 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after analyzing all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going under the total of 8 runs.

Our computer pick: San Francisco Giants (+156) and Under (8)

Padres vs. Giants Game Info

• San Diego Padres probable starting pitcher: Blake Snell
• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Alex Wood
• Game Day: Monday, August 8, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: San Diego, California
• Stadium: PETCO Park

San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup

Padres Starter Blake Snell

• The Padres are sending Snell (4-5) out to make his 15th start of the season. He is 4-5 with a 4.16 ERA and 87 strikeouts through 67 innings pitched.
• The lefty’s last appearance was on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies, when he went six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
• In 13 games this season, the 29-year-old has a 4.16 ERA and 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .222 to opposing hitters.
• Snell is looking for his third straight quality start.
• Snell is aiming for his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.0 innings per appearance on the hill.
• He will take the hill against a Giants offense that ranks 25th in MLB with 843 total hits (on a .234 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .395 (13th in MLB) with 127 total home runs (10th in MLB).
• Snell has a 1.50 ERA and a 0.833 WHIP against the Giants this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .136 batting average over one appearance.

Giants Starter Alex Wood

• The Giants will hand the ball to Wood (7-9) for his 22nd start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings while giving up six earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• The 31-year-old has pitched to a 4.42 ERA this season with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.2 walks per nine across 21 games.
• He has four quality starts in 21 chances this season.
• Wood has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Padres rank 17th in MLB with a .240 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 25th in the league (.377) and 97 home runs.
• The Padres have gone 16-for-58 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBI in three games against the left-hander this season.

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Padres have won 44 out of the 78 games, or 56.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
• San Diego has entered 16 games this season favored by -184 or more and is 13-3 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Padres, based on the moneyline, is 64.8%.
• San Diego’s games have gone over the total in 53 of their 112 chances.
• The Padres have an ATS record of 50-62-0 in 112 games with a spread this season.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have won in nine, or 27.3%, of the 33 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• San Francisco has a mark of 2-2 in contests where bookmakers favor them by +156 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 39.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• San Francisco and their opponents have gone over in 53 of their 109 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Giants are 49-59-0 against the spread in their 108 games that had a posted line this season.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Juan Soto’s 21 home runs in 2022 are the most on the Padres. He’s also driven in 46 runs while hitting .249.
• Among all MLB hitters, Soto is 86th in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and 23rd in slugging.
• Josh Bell is batting .297 to pace his team.
• Bell is 64th in home runs in baseball, and 31st in RBI.
• Manny Machado is batting .289 with 23 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 44 walks.
• Jurickson Profar has 25 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 54 walks while hitting .253.
• Profar is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is batting .100 with a double and a walk.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has collected a team-leading 56 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in MLB, Flores’ home run total ranks 42nd and his RBI tally ranks 37th.
• Thairo Estrada’s .262 batting average is a team-high mark.
• Among all major league hitters, Estrada is 122nd in home runs and 94th in RBI.
• Mike Yastrzemski is batting .225 with 20 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 41 walks.
• Joc Pederson leads the Giants with 17 home runs.