Padres vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

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20 May 2023

Padres vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

The Boston Red Sox (25-20) will visit the San Diego Padres (20-25), Saturday at 10:10 PM ET, with the Padres on a three-game losing skid.

The Padres are favored (-131 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Red Sox (+111). The Padres will start Joe Musgrove (1-1) versus the Red Sox and Chris Sale (3-2).

These clubs meet again after the Red Sox’s 6-1 victory over the Padres yesterday. James Paxton (6.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 5 K) earned the win for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI to lead the team on offense. Blake Snell (4.0 IP, 6 R, 5 H, 5 K) took the loss on the mound for the Padres.

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

San Diego Padres vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:19 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Padres (-131, bet $131 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (+111, bet $100 to win $111)
Over/under: 7.5

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Padres Stats and Trends

Padres Betting Records

The Padres have won 12, or 46.2%, of the 26 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
San Diego has entered 25 games this season favored by -131 or more and is 12-13 in those contests.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 56.7% chance of a victory for the Padres.
San Diego’s games have gone over the total in 14 of its 45 chances.
The Padres are 21-24-0 against the spread this season.

Joe Musgrove (Padres Probable Starter)

Musgrove (1-1) gets the starting nod for the Padres in his fifth start of the season. He’s put together a 6.63 ERA in 19 2/3 innings pitched, with 19 strikeouts.
In his last appearance on Saturday, the right-hander tossed 5 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up four earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
In four games this season, the 30-year-old has put up an ERA of 6.63, with 9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .291 against him.
Musgrove is looking for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.8 frames per appearance on the hill.
He will take the mound against a Red Sox offense that is batting .271 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .451 (third in MLB) with 57 total home runs (10th in MLB).

Padres Batting Stats

The Padres’ 47 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
The offense for San Diego has a slugging percentage of .379 this season, 25th in MLB.
The Padres rank last in MLB with a team batting average of just .224.
San Diego has scored the fourth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 173 (3.8 per game).
The Padres have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.315).
San Diego ranks 21st with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

The Red Sox have won in 15, or 53.6%, of the 28 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Boston has come away with a win 12 times in 19 chances when named as an underdog of at least +111 or longer on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 47.4% chance of pulling out a win.
Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 30 of its 45 opportunities.
The Red Sox are 26-19-0 against the spread in their 45 games that had a posted line this season.

Chris Sale (Red Sox Probable Starter)

Sale makes the start for the Red Sox, his ninth of the season. He is 3-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings pitched.
In his last outing on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals, the left-hander went eight innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
The 34-year-old has a 5.40 ERA and 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings over eight games this season, while allowing a batting average of .254 to opposing hitters.
Sale is trying to secure his fourth quality start in a row in this game.
Sale is seeking his sixth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 frames per start.
The opposing Padres offense has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.379) and ranks 18th in home runs hit (47) in all of MLB. They have a collective .224 batting average, and are 29th in the league with 329 total hits and 27th in MLB action scoring 173 runs.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox rank 10th in MLB action with 57 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
So far this season, Boston is third in baseball, slugging .451.
The Red Sox have the second-best batting average in the league (.271).
Boston scores the third-most runs in baseball (254 total, 5.6 per game).
The Red Sox’s .341 on-base percentage ranks third-best in MLB.

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