Padres vs Giants Baseball Game Preview

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April 28, 9:05 PM | GrassAT&T Park

San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Odds

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MLB wagering interest swings to the San Francisco vs San Diego battle on Saturday at AT&T Park as the Giants try to defend home turf and reward moneyline bettors.

For the Giants, Tim Lincecum gets the ball, charged with keeping the Padres hitters off the base paths. He'll face Anthony Bass, 1-1 on the year.



View San Diego vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Padres listed as underdogs of +-165 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 6.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 7-rated Giants and the league No. 3-ranked Padres, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and San Francisco has the National League's No. 7-rated offensive output, at 9.2 hits per game. The Padres average 7 hits per game, good for No. 16 on the National League list.

San Diego brings the National League's No. 8-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Giants' league No. 9-ranked defense.

San Diego won its last outing, a 5-3 result against the Giants on April 27. Bettors who backed the Padres at -118 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Padres enjoyed a 5-3 victory at the expense of the Giants on Friday, with Cory Luebke throwing 6 innings of 7-hit ball at AT&T Park.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a win are 3-7

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4


A few Padres at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Diego's last 18 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Francisco's last 18 games when playing San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at San Francisco, Sunday, April 29

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