Padres vs Diamondbacks Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 31 (8/31): MLB
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- Aug 31, 2021, 10:30:16 PM
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Odds
| Time | 9:40 p.m. EST |
| Padres money line | -166 |
| Padres run line | -1.5 (-105) |
| Diamondbacks money line | +143 |
| Diamondbacks run line | +1.5 (-115) |
| Over / under | 8 (-115) |
Key stats
| Padres | Diamondbacks | |
| Record | 70-62 | 44-89 |
| Road / home record | 29-33 | 27-37 |
| Last 10 record | 3-7 | 3-7 |
| Streak | 1W | 4L |
| Over / under record | 68-60-4 | 70-58-5 |
| Runs / game | 4.62 | 4.20 |
| Runs allowed / game | 4.09 | 5.57 |
Preview
Today the San Diego Padres travel to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks. Both team have struggled their last 10 games. The Padres are fighting for a Wildcard spot while the Diamondbacks just wan this season to come to a close.
The Padres look to get back on track and get back to their winning ways tongith where they'll look to pick up another win after beating the Dbacks 7-5 lastnight. They are .5 games back from a wildcard spot and thers no better team to get your offense going against than this Arizona squad. Look for them wake up the offense and put up some runs
The Dbacks come in into this game against Padres looking abysmal. They've gone 1-4 in their last 5, allowing 7+ runs in every game. They'll have their hands full today against a playoff hopeful Padres team.
Pitching matchup
Padres
Blake Snell (6-5, 4.58 ERA) will take the mound for the Padres in Arizona today. He comes into this game with a 1.45 WHIP and a 4.12 XFIP this season. He carries a 30% strikeout rate this this year along with a high 13.1% walk rate. Snell was excellent in his last start and has had success against this Arizona team. Look for him to have another good outting and pick up his 7th win of the season.
Diamondbacks
Zac Gallen (2-7, 4.32 ERA) will be the one pitching for the Diamondbacks today. Coming into this game Gallen has a 1.31 WHIP and 4.26 XFIP. He carries a nice 27.7% strikeout rate along with a high 10.1% walk rate. Gallen's high walk rate, reverse splits, and depleted offense have led to a down season this year. He hasnt had much success agaisnt this projected Padres lineup.
Prediction
The Padres ability to limit strikeouts, paired with Snell's elite stuff should give them enough to take this game tonight.
PICK: Padres (-166)
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