Oakland Athletics vs San Diego Padres Prediction 5/24/2026 Today’s MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate an Athletics vs Padres Prediction for this MLB matchup on Sunday, May 24th in the third game of this series. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.

San Diego Padres Preview

The San Diego Padres have a 31-20 record this season and are sitting in the second place of the NL West. They have a 16-12 home record and are coming off a 2-0 home win against the Athletics. They will face the Phillies and the Nationals next.

The Padres have a .219 batting average this season, .293 OBP and .365 Slugging percentage. San Diego’s pitching staff has a 3.84 ERA and 1.25 WHIP. Gavin Sheets is the team’s best hitter with a .254 batting average, also adding a team-high 9 home runs. Manny Machado leads the team in RBI with 24.

Michael King (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Padres, and he has a 4-2 record, 2.31 ERA and 1.06 WHIP.

Athletics Preview

The Athletics have a 26-26 record this season and are sitting in the first place of the AL West. They have a 16-14 away record and are coming off a 0-2 road defeat against the Padres. They will face the Mariners and the Yankees next.

The Athletics have a .248 batting average this season, .329 OBP and .392 Slugging percentage. Oakland’s pitching staff has a 4.29 ERA and 1.40 WHIP. Shea Langeliers is the team’s best hitter with a .313 batting average, also adding a team-high 12 home runs. Nick Kurtz leads the team in RBI with 37.

Luis Medina (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Athletics, and he has a 1-1 record, 2.41 ERA and 1.18 WHIP.

Athletics @ San Diego Padres Betting Trends: May 24, 2026

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Michael King      Record this season: 4-2      ERA: 2.31
• Home Record: 2-1
• Last 5 against Athletics: 1-0

Why the San Diego Padres will win

• The Padres have won each of their last seven games against AL West opponents.
• The Athletics have lost each of their last seven road games against NL West opponents.
• The Padres have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games against National League opponents.
• The Padres have led after 5 innings in each of their last six day games against American League opponents.
• The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five day games against NL West opponents.

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Luis Medina      Record this season: 1-1      ERA: 2.41
• Road Record: 0-1
• Last 5 against Padres: 0-0

Why the Athletics will win

• The Athletics have won 11 of their last 12 games as underdogs following a loss.
• The Padres have lost four of their last five games as favorites following a win.
• The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as favorites following a win.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in 11 of their last 12 games as underdogs following a loss.
• The Athletics have led after 3 innings in each of their last four day games against opponents that held a winning record.
• The Athletics have led after 5 innings in five of their last six road day games.
• The Athletics have won the first inning in three of their last four day games against opponents that held a winning record.

Total Runs Facts

• Nine of the Padres’ last 10 home games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Each of the Athletics’ last four games as underdogs against the Padres have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in nine of the Padres’ last 10 home games against American League opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last four games as underdogs against NL West opponents.

San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts

• Nick Castellanos has hit a home run in each of the Padres’ last two games as favorites.
• Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances with his team as a home favorite against AL West opponents.
• Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks T9th in the league in Steals (12) this season.

Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Zack Gelof has hit a home run in each of the Athletics’ last two day games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Nick Kurtz has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last nine games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Nick Kurtz ranks 1st amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.444) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Padres rank 30th in the league for hits this season (363).
• The Padres rank 30th in the league for batting average this season (.219).
• The Athletics rank T5th in the league for hits this season (438).
• The Athletics rank 5th in the league for batting average this season (.248).

Athletics vs Padres Prediction

The Padres are 9-1 in their last 10 meetings against the Athletics and have won their last 5 meetings in San Diego.

In this Athletics vs Padres Prediction, the Padres are coming as -170 home favorites. Michael King takes the mound for the Padres and he has been excellent this season and unhittable lately with just two earned runs across his last three starts. On top of that, the Padres have a top-6 bullpen to back him up and have dominated this series, having won both games with combined 9-3 score, so I expect them to keep rolling in this matchup. Take the Padres to win this one at home.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: San Diego Padres ML