Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction MLB Picks 7/6/24

San Diego Padres (48-43) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (43-44)

Game Info: Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 9:40 pm (Petco Park)

The Line: Betting Odds: San Diego Padres -125 / Arizona Diamondbacks +106 — Over/Under: 7.5

The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Petco Park. Here’s a Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction. This article will include a Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Pick.

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 43-45 on the year after playing the Athletics and Dodgers. The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 29 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 straight games. The Arizona Diamondbacks have split their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ketel Marte leads the Arizona Diamondbacks with 95 hits and 51 RBI, while Christian Walker and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. have combined for 176 hits and 115 RBI.

San Diego Padres Betting Preview

The San Diego Padres are 49-43 on the year after recently playing the Red Sox and Rangers. The San Diego Padres have scored 19 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The San Diego Padres have won 8 straight games when scoring more than 1 run. Jurickson Profar leads the San Diego Padres with 98 hits and 57 RBI, while Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado have combined for 175 hits and 95 RBI.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Pitching Pick Matchup

Brandon Pfaadt gets the ball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he is 3-6 with a 4.28 ERA and 94 strikeouts this season. Pfaadt has allowed 35 hits and 18 runs in his last 36 innings. Pfaadt has a 5.03 ERA and .238 allowed batting average in 53.2 road innings. Pfaadt is 0-2 with a 4.13 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the San Diego Padres.

Matt Waldron gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 5-7 with a 3.56 ERA and 87 strikeouts this season. Waldron has allowed 24 hits and 10 earned runs in his last 36.2 innings. Waldron has a 4.15 ERA and .248 allowed batting average in 39 home innings. Waldron is 1-2 with a 8.36 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Why the San Diego Padres will Beat the Diamondbacks

The Padres have won each of their last seven games at Petco Park against teams that held a losing record.
The Diamondbacks have lost seven of their last eight night games against the Padres at Petco Park following a road loss.
The Padres have covered the run line in six of their last seven games after playing the previous day.
The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five night games against the Padres following a road loss.

San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts

Jurickson Profar has hit a home run in three of the Padres’ last four home games against the Diamondbacks.
Jurickson Profar has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Padres’ last five home games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
Jake Cronenworth has recorded at least one Single in 10 of the Padres’ last 11 home games against NL opponents.
Jurickson Profar has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances against NL opponents.
Xander Bogaerts has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances with the Padres as favorites against NL West opponents.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has scored at least one run in each of his last seven home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Luis Arraez ranks 4th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.314) this season.

Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts

Christian Walker has hit at least one home run in five of the Diamondbacks’ last six road games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
Christian Walker has recorded two or more RBIs in each of the Diamondbacks’ last four games as road underdogs against NL West opponents.
Christian Walker has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Diamondbacks’ last five games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
Corbin Carroll has scored at least one run in six of the Diamondbacks’ last seven games at Petco Park.
Gabriel Moreno has recorded at least one Single in each of the Diamondbacks’ last seven night games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
Brandon Pfaadt has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last eight road appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 road appearances.

Matchup/League Facts

The San Diego Padres rank 2nd in the league for batting average this season (.263).
The San Diego Padres rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts against this season (615).
The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 29th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.264).
The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 29th in the league for hits allowed this season (796).