San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction MLB Picks 9/1/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving San Diego

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Tampa Bay

-Recent betting trends in games played between San Diego and Tampa Bay

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Padres and Rays. 

Padres Pitching Struggled

The Padres pitching on Saturday was a maor issues giving up 11 runs and that led to the defeat. They scored two runs in the top of the 1st but only scored two more runs  the rest of the game. Randy Vasquez went  4.1 innings giving up 11 hits and nine runs. The Padres are averaging 4.78 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.26 runs per game. The offense is ranked 10th in the league while the pitching is ranked 12th. Manny Machado has driven in 83 RBIs so far this season while hitting 23 home runs. Getting the start for the Padres will be Dylan Cease who sits with a 12-10 record and an ERA of 3.57. In his last start against the St. Louis Cardinals he went 4.1 innings giving up seven htis and four runs. 

Why the Padres Will Beat the Rays

• The Padres have won each of their last four games against American League opponents following a road loss.
• The Rays have lost each of their last three day games following a win.
• The Padres have covered the run line in six of their last seven day games against AL East opponents following a loss.
• The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last three games following a win.

Rays Look for Another Strong Offensive Game

The Rays offense was sure impressive on Saturday, scoring 11 runs, and that was enough for the victory. Junior Caminero had a strong game hitting a home run and driving in three RBIs. Jose Caballero finished with two hits and drove in four RBIs. The Rays are averaging 3.83 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.36 runs per game. The offense is ranked 28th in the league while hte pitching is ranked 15th. Getting the start for the Rays will be Ryan Pepiot who sits with a 7-6 record and an ERA of 3.61. In his last start against the Seattle Mariners he went six innings giving up seven hits and five runs. 

Why the Rays Will Beat the Padres

• The Rays have won nine of their last 10 games as home underdogs against National League opponents.
• The Padres have lost each of their last five games as road favorites against American League opponents following a road loss.
• The Rays have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as home underdogs against National League opponents.
• The Padres have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games as favorites against American League opponents following a road loss.
• The Padres have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four Sunday games as road favorites.
• The Rays have led after 5 innings in each of their last four day games at Tropicana Field against NL West opponents.

San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction

Saturday’s game was high scoring and it’s going to be much of the same here. Cease gave up four runs in his last start while Pepiot in his last start give up five runs. The Padres offense wasn’t on strong Saturday but they are going to put on a show against the Rays here. The Rays are also going to get to Cease early, This game is going to be a shootout and the over is going to end up cashing.