Oakland Athletics vs San Diego Padres Prediction 9-15-23 MLB Picks
The San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics clash Friday in game 1 of an MLB series at Oakland Coliseum. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The Padres look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Padres are 6.5 games back in the NL wild card race. The Padres pitching staff is 6th in ERA (3.92), 17th in WHIP (1.29) and 4th in quality starts (67). The Padres' offense is 15th in runs per game (4.59), 23rd in batting average (.241) and 13th in homers (190). Xander Bogaerts leads the Padres with 145 hits and 50 RBI, while Fernando Tatis Jr. and Juan Soto have combined for 270 hits and 164 RBI. Seth Lugo gets the ball, and he is 6-7 with a 3.80 ERA and 119 strikeouts this season. This will be Lugo’s second career game against the Athletics.
San Diego Padres Team Facts
- The Padres have lost each of their last six games against AL West opponents following a road win.
- The Padres have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven Friday games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Padres' last three games.
- The Padres have led after 5 innings in each of their last five night games against the Athletics.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Athletics have the second-worst record in baseball at 46-100. The Athletics pitching staff is 29th in ERA (5.55), 29th in WHIP (1.53) and 30th in quality starts (28). The Athletics offense is 30th in runs per game (3.69), 30th in batting average (.225) and 22nd in homers (156). Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 103 hits and 42 RBI, while Brent Rooker and Ryan Noda have combined for 183 hits and 108 RBI. Sean Newcomb gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. Newcomb is 4-0 with a 0.89 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
Oakland Athletics Team Facts
- The Athletics have won each of their last six night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have covered the run line each of their last six night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last six night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Athletics' last four home games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Oakland Athletics rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (539).
- The Oakland Athletics rank 30th in the league for hits this season (1078).
- The San Diego Padres rank 2nd in the league for walks this season (586).
- The San Diego Padres rank T28th in the league for triples this season (11).
Randy’s Pick
The Padres should be favorites for obvious reasons as they're far and away the better, more talented team, but they've also underachieved this season, and it's why they're 6.5 games out of a wild card spot. The Athletics are a club we've faded all year, but they've been able to claw out wins here and there lately and are providing some value as big underdogs lately. Also, Sean Newcomb has been great through 12 innings this season, and he's had previous success against the Padres. We're getting almost 2 times our money with the home team. I'll take a shot in the dark.
