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2021 MLB Handicapping
(35-76) Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres (62-49)
Date: Sunday, August 8th, 2021
Time: 4:10 PM ET
Venue: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
Projected Pitchers: Madison Bumgarner (ARI) vs. Blake Snell (SD)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Diamondbacks +145 Padres -192
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Diamondbacks +1.5, Padres -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Diamondbacks will be in San Diego to take on the Padres for game 3 Sunday at 4:10 ET. Game 2 is Saturday at 8:40 ET.
Madison Bumgarner is going for the Diamondbacks and Blake Snell gets the start for the Padres.
The Diamondbacks won the first game 8-5.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks have had a rough year so far. They have played ok against the Padres, though.
They are in the basement of the National League West with a record of 35-76. The Giants lead them by 34.5 games.
Arizona lost 3 out of 4 games to the Giants earlier this week. Arizona scored 12 runs and allowed 24 runs in those 4 games.
Caleb Smith went 1.1 innings and allowed 5 earned runs on Friday.
Madison Bumgarner is 6-6 with a 4.57 ERA. His last start was against the Giants where he went 7 innings and allowed 1 earned run. The D-Backs won that game 3-1.
The pitching has not been very good for this team. They have an ERA of 5.39 which is 29th best in baseball.
Offense has not been the main issue as they are scoring over 4 runs per game.
The Snakes have hit only 97 home runs which is 29th best in the major leagues.
San Diego Padres
The Padres have had a decent season so far, but they have had trouble against teams with losing records. This was on display with the loss on Friday.
They are 3rd in the National League West with a record of 62-49. San Francisco leads them by 7.5 games.
San Diego split a 2 game set with the A’s this week. In those 2 games, the Friars scored 12 runs and allowed 6 runs.
Ryan Weathers went 3 innings and allowed 6 runs in the Friday defeat.
Blake Snell has not been the pitcher that we became used to when he was with the Rays. He is 5-4 with a 5.24 ERA. He was better in his last start when he went against the A’s. The lefty went 5 innings and allowed 1 earned run. San Diego won that game 8-1.
They are toward the top of the league in ERA with the number sitting at 3.54.
Their offense has also been good, but they are currently without their best player, Fernando Tatis Jr.
San Diego has hit 132 home runs which is 16th best in baseball.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Diamondbacks are 20-53 in their last 73 games vs. the National League West.
- Diamondbacks are 7-21 in their last 28 games vs. a left handed starter.
- Diamondbacks are 14-43 in their last 57 road games.
- Diamondbacks are 17-54 in their last 71 games overall.
- Padres are 11-4 in their last 15 home games vs. a left handed starter.
- Padres are 18-7 in their last 25 Sunday games.
- Padres are 28-13 in their last 41 home games.
- Padres are 25-12 in their last 37 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres MLB Prediction:
The Padres cannot afford to lose to teams like Arizona. Every game matters for them at this point. I look for them to have a good showing on Sunday.
San Diego is the better team, but they have not shown when facing the D-Backs. I just have a hard time seeing Arizona winning 2 games in this series.
Snell was good in his last start against a tough Oakland lineup. I look for him to build off that in this game.
My play is San Diego on the run line.
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