San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/6/24, 10:46 AM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 9/6/24 at 11:03 AM in MLB Picks

The Giants will take on the Padres at Petco Park in a low-run opener, as the betting sites have set the Game Total at 7.5 for the opener.

The Padres will again go with King to start the game, who has been fairly consistent this year, he has an 11-8 record in 2024, a 3.17 ERA and a 2.73 ERA in his last 5 appearances, with an excellent total strikeout number of 177, although in none of his last 5 starts has he pitched more than 6 innings. Each of the last 5 games in which King started the betting sites set the game total at 7.5 runs or less, and the game resulted in a Game Total OVER on 3 occasions.

The Giants lead the series over the Padres 4-3. The Giants offense is led by Chapman who is hitting .247 AVG, has 34 doubles, a triple and 22 HRs. Although the Giants' overall offense fell asleep in late August, over the last 10 games the team has a collective AVG of just 196.

The Padres, on the other hand, have found a very good offensive rhythm recently, and are averaging an impressive 5.1 runs per game over the last 10 games.