Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 3/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+150) San Diego (-182)

The Cleveland Guardians (92-69 last year) are hitting the road to Petco Park on Monday where they will compete against the San Diego Padres (93-69 last season). The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at +150 and the Padres are opening at -182. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tanner Bibee and Kyle Hart.

Cleveland owned a slugging percentage of .395 and were rung up 1,196 times, while drawing a walk on 466 occasions. They tallied 670 runs batted in as well as 1,263 base knocks over the course of the prior season, and their average at the plate finished at .238. The Guardians recorded 245 doubles as a team and hit 185 baseballs out of the park. They racked up 708 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians scored 4.4 runs per game, which had them at 14th in baseball.

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They earned a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.20. Guardians pitchers gave up 179 long balls and also 621 runs in total (3rd in the league). Cleveland gave up 1,224 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 572 earned runs. The Guardians finished with a team ERA of 3.61 for the prior year (3rd in baseball), and their staff rung up 1,410 hitters. They walked 492 batters and their FIP finished at 3.98 as a team over the course of last year.

The Guardians dispatched 593 relievers to the hill over the course of the prior season. The relievers inherited 235 base runners during the previous year with 26.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. They tallied 53 saves for the previous season and did not convert 16 out of their 69 save opportunities. The Guardians bullpen accumulated a save rate of 76.8% and stepped onto the hill in 193 save situations. The relief pitchers earned 122 holds over the course of the prior season (1st in baseball). Guardians relief pitchers entered the contest with players on base 170 times in addition to having 198 outings in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians amassed 4,284 putouts for the previous season, in addition to 1,377 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage held at .985 which had them ranked 17th in pro baseball, and had a total of 130 double plays. The Guardians converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,852 innings on the diamond, which had them ranked 5th in MLB.

Bibee has taken the hill for 315 frames and has accounted for 328 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.26 (114 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.145. He has conceded 272 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 89 free passes. Bibee (22-12 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.21 while he has gone up against 1,295 opposing hitters in the majors.

The San Diego Padres tallied an OBP of .324 and a batting average of .263 last season. They were called out on strikes on 1,077 instances (30th in baseball) and earned a total of 1,456 base hits. San Diego recorded 190 home runs over the course of the prior season to go along with 726 RBIs. The Padres had a slugging percentage of .420 and they scored 4.69 runs per contest (8th in the league). They had 259 doubles, while getting a free base 458 times as well as earning 760 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff surrendered 669 runs for the prior year while holding an ERA of 3.86 (617 earned runs surrendered). They gave up 169 long balls and they conceded 4.18 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Padres finished with a team WHIP of 1.222 and had a FIP of 3.77 as a team for the prior year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sat at 9.10 (1,453 strikeouts against 462 walks). They were sitting at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,296.

Ending the season with 154 save situations, the Padres compiled 85 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. San Diego had relievers take the mound in 67 save opportunities and they recorded 44 saves. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 151 times in high leverage situations and also on 163 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers held an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 246 inherited runners. They were sitting at 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.7%, and they dispatched 539 relievers to the hill last season.

The San Diego Padres turned 117 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in baseball). The Padres recorded 1,297 assists, 75 errors and are sitting with 4,318 putouts in the previous season. Out of their 12,954 innings on the field, the Padres held a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Hart has given up 24 base hits while he has tallied 13 K's in 11 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 19 ER's while earning a WHIP of 3.091 and being the owner of a FIP of 15.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.30 and he has gone up against 67 hitters in his pro baseball career. Hart (0-1 career win-loss record) has earned a 15.55 earned run average while allowing 19.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (-182)

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