San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants prediction

The eagle's three picks

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Eagle safe pick

Padres +2.5

71% chanceFair price -2471 unit

Note: Safe is the bet most likely to win. Value is where the price pays more than it should. Bold pays more but loses more often. A unit is your normal stake.

Why we think this

1. 1
   What our numbers say

   The model gives San Francisco Giants 52% and San Diego Padres 48%. There are no bookmaker prices yet, so this is our model on its own.

2. 2
   Recent form

   San Francisco Giants won 4 of their last 5 and San Diego Padres won 4 of their last 5. Both sides come in with a similar run.

3. 3
   Home and away

   San Francisco Giants won 7 of their last 10 games at home. San Diego Padres won 2 of their last 8 on the road.

4. 4
   Scoring

   San Francisco Giants score 5.2 runs a game and let in 5.0. San Diego Padres score 4.2 and let in 3.4. Their recent games average 10.2 and 7.5 runs in total.

5. 5
   Head to head

   In the last 5 meetings, San Francisco Giants won 1 and San Diego Padres won 4. The last one ended San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 4.

6. 6
   The safest bet

   Padres +2.5 has a 71% chance, the highest of the bets worth taking here.

Note: Every reason here comes from real results and real prices. We do not guess and we do not copy tipsters.

Team records

Last 20 games in all competitions.

Note: W is a win and L a loss. A team with more games at home or away can look better or worse than it is.

Spread and total at every line

Note: A spread gives one team a head start. Giants +3.5 wins if Giants win or lose by 3 or fewer. If the result lands exactly on the line, your stake comes back.