Astros vs. Padres odds, tips and betting trends

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09 September 2023

Astros vs. Padres odds, tips and betting trends

In the second game of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park, the San Diego Padres (67-75) face the Houston Astros (80-62), Saturday at 7:10 PM ET.

The Padres (+112 underdog moneyline odds) visit the Astros (-132). The starting pitchers are Cristian Javier (9-3) for the Houston Astros, and Seth Lugo (6-6) for the San Diego Padres.

The Padres beat the Astros 11-2 yesterday, with Blake Snell getting the win (6.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 8 K) and Trent Grisham leading the way offensively (going 2-for-1 with a home run and four RBI). Hunter Brown (4.1 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 5 K) took the loss for the Astros.

Ahead of watching this Astros vs. Padres matchup, here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:20 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Astros (-132, bet $132 to win $100)
Underdog: Padres (+112, bet $100 to win $112)
Over/under: 9

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Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

This season, the Astros have won 54 out of the 102 games, or 52.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
Houston has a record of 42-32, a 56.8% win rate, when favored by -132 or more by oddsmakers this season.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 56.9% chance to win.
So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 75 of 142 games with a total.
In 142 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 72-70-0 ATS.

Cristian Javier (Astros Probable Starter)

Javier (9-3) is looking for his 10th victory when he gets the starting nod for the Astros in his 27th start of the season. He has a 4.65 ERA in 137 1/3 innings pitched, with 127 strikeouts.
The righty’s last time out came on Sunday against the New York Yankees, when he threw six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up four hits.
The 26-year-old has a 4.65 ERA and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings across 26 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .239 to his opponents.
Javier is looking to pick up his 11th quality start of the year.
Javier heads into this matchup with 20 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 26 appearances this season.
The opposing Padres offense has a collective .240 batting average, and is 23rd in the league with 1129 total hits and 17th in MLB play with 648 runs scored. It has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.410) and ranks 13th in home runs (180) in all of MLB.

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros rank eighth in Major League Baseball with 196 home runs.
Hitters for Houston have a combined .436 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
The Astros have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
Houston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fifth with 731 total runs this season.
The Astros have an on-base percentage of .332 this season, which ranks fifth in the league.
Houston ranks third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 whiffs per contest.

Padres Stats and Trends

Padres Betting Records

The Padres have been chosen as underdogs in 35 games this year and have walked away with the win 11 times (31.4%) in those games.
San Diego has a win-loss record of 4-12 when favored by +112 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The Padres have an implied victory probability of 47.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
San Diego’s games have gone over the total in 59 of its 142 opportunities.
The Padres have posted a record of 69-73-0 against the spread this season.

Seth Lugo (Padres Probable Starter)

Lugo makes the start for the Padres, his 23rd of the season. He is 6-6 with a 3.49 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 121 1/3 innings pitched.
His most recent appearance came on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, when the right-hander tossed six scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
In 22 games this season, the 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.49, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .252 against him.
Lugo is trying to extend a fourth-game quality start streak in this game.
Lugo will look to build on a six-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 frames per appearance).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 22 appearances this season.
He will face off against an Astros offense that ranks third in the league with 1272 total hits (on a .260 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .436 (sixth in the league) with 196 total home runs (eighth in MLB action).

Padres Batting Stats

The Padres average 1.3 home runs per game to rank 13th in baseball with 180 total home runs .
So far this season, San Diego’s .410 slugging percentage ranks 17th in baseball.
The Padres rank 23rd in the majors with a .240 batting average.
San Diego scores the 17th-most runs in baseball (648 total, 4.6 per game).
The Padres’ .326 on-base percentage is 11th in MLB.

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