The San Diego Padres (11-12) close out their 4-game road trip against the Arizona Diamondbacks (12-10) on Sunday, seeking to pick up a series win. First pitch is 4:10 p.m. ET at Chase Field. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Diamondbacks odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Padres lead 3-2
The Padres won Saturday night 5-3 and have won 2 of the 1st 3 games of this series. Trailing 3-2 in the 6th, they loaded the bases against RHP Merrill Kelly with nobody out. LHP Kyle Nelson relieved Kelly and struck out 2, but 3B Ha-Seong Kim hit a 2-run single to give the Padres the lead.
The Diamondbacks have lost 3 of their last 4. Losing on Sunday would give them their 1st home series loss of the season.
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Padres at Diamondbacks projected starters
RHP Yu Darvish vs. RHP Drey Jameson
Darvish (0-2, 3.44 ERA) makes his 4th start. He has a 1.09 WHIP, 7 BB and 20 K in 18 1/3 IP.
- Allowed 1 ER and 3 H and 4 BB with 3 Ks in 5 IP against Diamondbacks on April 4 in a no-decision in a 8-6 loss
- Allowed 1 ER in 2 of 3 starts this season
Jameson (2-0, 2.25 ERA) makes his 3rd start in 6 appearances. He has a 1.25 WHIP, 9 BB and 15 K in 16 IP.
- Has not pitched longer than 4 innings in either start this season
- D-backs 2-0 in his 2 starts, but he did not had a decision in either game
Padres at Diamondbacks odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:49 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Padres -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Diamondbacks +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Padres -1.5 (+110) | Diamondbacks +1.5 (-135)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Padres a Diamondbacks picks and predictions
Prediction
Diamondbacks 5, Padres 2
Moneyline
The Padres have scored more than 2 runs only 3 times in their last 9 games. Since April 10, they have not had consecutive games of more than 2 runs scored.
The Diamondbacks have not lost a game in which Jameson has pitched. And they have not lost a home series yet this season.
BET DIAMONDBACKS (+120).
Run line/Against the spread
PASS
Expecting an Arizona win, the better bet is the moneyline with positive odds. They are 14-8 ATS this season. The Padres are 11-12 ATS so far.
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Over/Under
Two of the 5 games between thees teams have had more than 9 runs. Two have had exactly 9. Only 1 of the Padres’ last 7 games has had 10 or more runs.
BET UNDER 9 (-110).
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