Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+125) San Diego (-145)

The San Diego Padres (2-2) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-2) at Petco Park on Monday. The odds on this game have Arizona at +125 while San Diego is coming in at -145. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Ryne Nelson and Ryan Weathers.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .287 and have struck out 23 times, while taking a walk on 1 occasion. They have compiled 5 runs batted in in addition to 16 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is .170. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 5 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 2 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 5 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .186. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 1.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 25th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 6.84 for the season (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 28 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 19 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 6.71 as a squad this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.47 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.76. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 6 long balls and 19 runs in total (29th in the league).

The Diamondbacks transformed 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,870 innings on the field, ranking them 10th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks had 4,290 putouts over the course of the prior season, in addition to 1,370 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .985 which was 18th in MLB, and they turned 134 double plays.

Nelson has pitched in 18 innings and has tallied 16 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 1.47 (3 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.818. He has conceded 9 hits (4.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 6 walks. Nelson (1-1 career record) holds a FIP of 3.77 while he has gone up against 69 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

San Diego has accumulated 1 home run this year to go along with 11 RBIs. They have recorded 8 doubles, while getting a free base 11 times as well as putting up 11 runs. The San Diego Padres hold a team OBP of .306 as well as a team batting average of .234 on the year. The Padres hold a team slugging % of .351 and they average 3.67 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have been rung up on 19 occasions (18th in MLB) and have tallied 22 hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 15 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.00 (15 earned runs given up). They have conceded 5 homers and they give up 5.00 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.444 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.54 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 4.43 (31 strikeouts vs 7 walks). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 32.

San Diego Padres twisted 116 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Padres racked up 1,362 assists, 76 errors and are sitting with 4,330 putouts over the course of the prior season. In their 12,990 innings on the field, the Padres accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Weathers has conceded 107 base hits and he has 75 strikeouts in 98 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 60 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.434 and a FIP of 5.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 and he has gone up against 422 opposing batters thus far in his career. Weathers (4-7 mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.49 ERA while conceding 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-145)

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