Giants vs Padres Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Mar 28

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  • The Padres are -115 favorites vs the Giants
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The San Francisco Giants (-105) visit Petco Park to take on the San Diego Padres (-115) on Thursday, March 28, 2024. First pitch is for this MLB matchup is scheduled for 4:10pm EDT in San Diego, CA.

Giants vs. Padres Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Giants+1.5 -210O 7.5 -110-105
Padres -1.5 +170U 7.5 -110-115

Giants vs Padres Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Giants will win Thursday‘s game with 51.2% confidence, based on game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Giants players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Giants Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Wilmer Flores has hit the RBIs Under in his last 3 away games (+3.00 Units / 35% ROI)
  • Austin Slater has hit the Runs Under in his last 2 away games (+2.00 Units / 36% ROI)
  • Brandon Crawford has hit the Runs Under in his last away game (+1.00 Units / 42% ROI)
  • J.D. Davis has hit the Runs Under in his last away game (+1.00 Units / 39% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Padres players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Padres Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Xander Bogaerts has hit the Hits Over in 5 of his last 7 games at home (+5.65 Units / 57% ROI)
  • Tyler Wade has hit the Runs Over in his last 2 games (+3.65 Units / 183% ROI)
  • Tyler Wade has hit the Singles Over in his last 3 games at home (+3.55 Units / 118% ROI)
  • Tyler Wade has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in his last 2 games (+2.80 Units / 140% ROI)
  • Manny Machado has hit the Runs Over in his last 2 games (+2.55 Units / 127% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 73 of their last 115 games (+27.02 Units / 20% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have hit the Team Total Under in 55 of their last 85 games (+22.17 Units / 22% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have hit the Game Total Under in 86 of their last 148 games (+22.10 Units / 14% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in their last 2 games (+2.05 Units / 100% ROI)
  • The San Francisco Giants have covered the Run Line in their last 1 away games (+1.00 Units / 77% ROI)
  • The San Diego Padres have hit the Game Total Under in 84 of their last 155 games (+17.70 Units / 10% ROI)
  • The San Diego Padres have covered the Run Line in 31 of their last 55 games at home (+12.50 Units / 21% ROI)
  • The San Diego Padres have hit the Moneyline in 20 of their last 27 games (+12.45 Units / 30% ROI)
  • The San Diego Padres have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 12 of their last 16 games (+8.80 Units / 33% ROI)
  • The San Diego Padres have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 12 of their last 16 games (+7.09 Units / 36% ROI)

Logan Webb threw his changeup 46% of the time (371/813) when going through the lineup the third time in a game in the 2023 season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 17% — 100th Percentile.

Left-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 65% (199/308) against Logan Webb in the 2023 season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP; League Avg: 42% — 100th Percentile.

Logan Webb threw his changeup 48% of the time (465/963) with two-strikes in the 2023 season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 15% — 100th Percentile.

Logan Webb threw his changeup 31% of the time (260/848) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2023 season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 10% — 100th Percentile.

Padres Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Yu Darvish threw his slider 49% of the time (227/464) when behind in the count in the 2023 season — 2nd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total SL; League Avg: 21% — 99th Percentile.

Yu Darvish has 61 three-pitch strikeouts since last season — 3rd most among pitchers in MLB — 99th Percentile.

Yu Darvish has allowed an average Exit Velocity of just 85.5 MPH on the 259 breaking pitches put in play against him since the 2022 season — tied for 12th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 129 total IP; League Avg: 87.4.

Yu Darvish has an average spin rate of 2764.4 RPM on sliders since the 2022 season — 4th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 129 total IP; League Avg: 2397.6 — 97th Percentile.

Giants Keys to the Game vs. the Padres

The Giants were 66-1 (.985) when leading entering the 9th inning in 2023 — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .949.

The Giants are 31-32 (.492) after a win as underdogs since the 2022 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .417.

The Giants are just 32-59 (.352) after a road loss since the 2022 season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .455.

The Giants are 130-3 (.977) when leading entering the 9th inning since the 2022 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .951.

Padres Keys to the Game vs. the Giants

The Padres were just 2-13 (.133) after a win as underdogs in 2023 — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .430.

The Padres are just 14-28 (.333) after a win as underdogs since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .417.

The Padres are just 6-121 (.047) when trailing entering the 8th inning since the 2022 season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .093.

The Padres were just 3-63 (.045) when trailing entering the 8th inning in 2023 — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .101.

Giants hitters had an OBP of just .232 (3,303 PA’s) with two-strikes in the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .249.

Giants hitters had an OPS of just .690 (2,927 PA’s) at home in the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .746.

Giants hitters struck out 453 times in 1,790 PA’s (25%) against LHP in the 2023 season — 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

The Giants batted just .194 on breaking pitches in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .224.

The Padres were just 5-10 (.333) against the run line (-46.9% ROI) after a win as underdogs in 2023 — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .563.

Padres hitters chased 25% of pitches out of the zone against RHP in the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 29%.

Padres hitters drew 494 walks in 4,481 PA’s (11%) against RHP in the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 9%.

The Padres won 85% of games in which they have scored first at home in the 2023 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 71%.

Giants pitchers walked 403 of 6,039 batters (7%) in the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 9%.

Opponents had a miss rate of just 24% against Giants pitchers in the 2023 season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Giants pitchers walked 87 of 1,439 batters (6%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning in the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Giants pitchers had an ERA of 3.52 (738.0 IP) at home in the 2023 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: 4.23.

Padres pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 87.9 MPH (3,898 batted balls) in the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 89.0.

Padres pitchers had an ERA of 3.43 (735.0 IP) at home in the 2023 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 4.23.

Padres pitchers allowed opponents to score in three different innings in 38% of their games in the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 49%.

Padres pitchers have allowed opponents to score in three different innings in 40% of their games since the 2022 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 46%.

Padres vs. Giants Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Reiss Knehr (San Diego Padres): Elbow, Out
  • Drew Carlton (San Diego Padres): Elbow, Out
  • Luis Patino (San Diego Padres): Personal, Day-To-Day
  • Manny Machado (San Diego Padres): Elbow, Day-To-Day
  • Tucupita Marcano (San Diego Padres): Knee, Out
  • Gary Sanchez (San Diego Padres): Hand, Out
  • Alex Cobb (San Francisco Giants): Hip, Out
  • Jung Hoo Lee (San Francisco Giants): Side, Day-To-Day
  • Cole Waites (San Francisco Giants): Elbow, Out
  • Mike Yastrzemski (San Francisco Giants): Shoulder, Out
  • Robbie Ray (San Francisco Giants): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Marco Luciano (San Francisco Giants): Hamstring, Day-To-Day
  • Keaton Winn (San Francisco Giants): Elbow, Out
  • Mark Mathias (San Francisco Giants): Shoulder, Out
  • Kai-Wei Teng (San Francisco Giants): Oblique, Out
  • Thomas Szapucki (San Francisco Giants): Shoulder, Out

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