Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Predictions, MLB Picks, Betting Tips 7/25/2020

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, July 25, 2020

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: FS1/FSAZ/FSSD

Odds/Point Spread: Diamondbacks (+100) Padres (-120)

The Arizona Diamondbacks head to Petco Park on Saturday to take on the San Diego Padres. The expected starting pitchers are Robbie Ray for the Diamondbacks and Dinelson Lamet for the Padres.

The odds for this matchup have Arizona at +100 and San Diego at -120. The Diamondbacks had a 76-76-10 over/under mark and a 85-77-0 run line record last year. The Padres were 70-92-0 against the run line and had a 73-76-13 over/under record.

Valuable Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks were 76-76-10 against the over/under last year

The Arizona Diamondbacks were 85-77-0 against the run line last season

Important San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres were 73-76-13 against the over/under last year

The San Diego Padres were 70-92-0 against the run line last season

Key Arizona Diamondbacks Injuries

7/23/2020 Corbin Martin SP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
7/21/2020 Seth Beer 1B Face Probable for Jul 24
7/20/2020 Christian Walker 1B Groin Probable for Jul 24
7/19/2020 Yoan Lopez RP Undisclosed Probable for Jul 24
7/16/2020 Kevin Cron 1B Hamstring Probable for Jul 24
7/7/2020 Jon Duplantier RP Elbow Probable for Jul 24
6/29/2020 Silvino Bracho RP Elbow Out for the season

Key San Diego Padres Injuries

7/23/2020 Jorge Mateo SS Illness Expected to be out until at least Jul 28
7/23/2020 Jose Castillo RP Lat Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
7/23/2020 Trey Wingenter RP Elbow Out for the season
7/21/2020 Breyvic Valera 2B Undisclosed Expected to be out until at least Jul 31
7/9/2020 Anderson Espinoza SP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Jul 24
6/29/2020 Andres Munoz RP Elbow Out for the season

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Diamondbacks had a 85-77 overall record last season. Starting pitcher Robbie Ray had a 12-8 record with an earned run average of 4.34 and a WHIP of 1.34. He had 235 strikeouts over his 174.1 innings pitched and he gave up 150 hits. He allowed 7.7 hits per 9 innings and he had a FIP of 4.29. The bullpen had an earned run average of 4.26 and they gave up 568 base hits on the year. Teams hit .247 against the bullpen and they struck out 585 hitters while walking 235 batters. As a team, Arizona allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.8 batters per nine innings. They were 12th in the league in team earned run average at 4.25. The Diamondbacks pitchers collectively gave up 1,400 base hits and 691 earned runs last year. They allowed 220 home runs last season, ranking them 17th in the league. Arizona as a pitching staff walked 516 batters and struck out 1,427. They walked 3.2 men per 9 innings while striking out 8.8 per 9. They had a team WHIP of 1.31 and their FIP as a unit was 4.40.

Hitting Statistics

As a team Arizona hit .252, good for 14th in the league. The Diamondbacks held a .434 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .323, which was good for 16th in baseball. They ranked 12th in MLB with 8.8 hits per game. Ketel Marte hit .329 with an on-base percentage of .389 last year. He had 187 hits last season in 569 at bats with 92 runs batted in. He had a slugging percentage of .592 and an OPS+ of 149. Starling Marte hit .295 last year and he had an on-base percentage of .342. He totaled 159 hits and he drove in 82 men in 539 at bats. His OPS+ was 120 while his slugging percentage was at .503. The Diamondbacks had 1,419 hits last season, including 288 doubles and 220 home runs. Arizona walked 540 times last year and they struck out 1,360 times as a unit. They left 1,119 men on base and had a team OPS of .757. They scored 5.02 runs per contest and scored a total of 813 runs last year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

San Diego had a 70-92 overall mark last year. With an earned run average of 4.07, Dinelson Lamet had a 3-5 record and a 1.26 WHIP. He had 105 strikeouts over the 73 innings he pitched. He also gave up 62 hits. He allowed 7.6 hits per nine innings and his FIP stood at 3.91. The bullpen had an earned run average of 4.59 and they gave up 605 base hits on the year. Teams hit .248 against the Padres bullpen. Their relievers struck out 672 batters and walked 202 opposing hitters. As a team, San Diego allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings while striking out 9.3 batters per nine innings. They were 18th in the league in team earned run average at 4.6. The Padres pitchers as a team surrendered 1,394 base knocks and 732 earned runs last season. They gave up 215 home runs last year, which ranked 19th in Major League Baseball. San Diego as a staff walked 463 hitters and struck out 1,475 batters. They gave up a walk 2.9 times per 9 innings while they struck out 9.3 per 9. Their team WHIP was 1.30 while their FIP as a staff was 4.22.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they batted .238, good for 28th in the league. The Padres held a .410 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .308, which was good for 26th in baseball. They ranked 30th in MLB with 7.9 hits per contest. Manny Machado comes into this matchup after batting .256 with an OBP of .334 last season. He had 150 hits last year along with 85 RBI in 587 AB's. He maintained a slugging percentage of .462 with an OPS+ of 109. Fernando Tatis Jr hit .317 last season and he had an OBP of .379. He collected 106 hits in 334 at bats while driving in 53 runs. He had an OPS+ of 152 and a slugging percentage of .590. The Padres as a unit had 1,281 base hits last season, including 224 doubles and 219 homers. San Diego walked 504 times last year and they struck out on 1,581 occasions. They left 1,008 men on base and had an OPS of .718. They scored 4.21 runs per game and totaled 682 runs last year.

Who will win tonight's Diamondbacks/Padres MLB game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Padres (-120)

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