On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the San Diego Padres (70-55) hosting the Minnesota Twins (70-54) at 9:40 p.m. ET.

The Padres are favored (-159 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Twins (+135). The San Diego Padres will hand the ball to Michael King (10-6, 3.19 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season, and the Twins will turn to Zebby Matthews (1-0, 3.60 ERA).

The Padres lost 3-2 to the Rockies yesterday, with Bryan Hoeing (one inning, giving up one earned run on two hits) on the hook for the loss. Manny Machado went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Padres offensively in the defeat.

The Twins were handed a 6-5 loss to the Rangers yesterday. Ryan Jeffers (2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI) led the way offensively, while Jhoan Duran got the loss on the mound after going 1/3 of an inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.

Here’s everything you need to get ready for Monday’s Padres vs. Twins contest, including viewing options.

San Diego Padres vs. Minnesota Twins odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Padres (-159, bet $159 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Twins (+135, bet $100 to win $135)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Padres vs. Twins: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Monday, August 19, 2024
  • Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
  • Stadium: PETCO Park
  • TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Padres stats and trends

Padres betting records

  • This season, the Padres have been favored 77 times and won 45, or 58.4%, of those games.
  • San Diego has a record of 21-10, a 67.7% win rate, when favored by -159 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.4% chance of a victory for the Padres.
  • So far this season, San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 66 of 125 games with a total.
  • In 124 games with a spread this season, the Padres are 63-61-0 ATS.

Michael King (Padres probable starter)

  • King makes the start for the Padres, his 24th of the season. He is 10-6 with a 3.19 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 135 1/3 innings pitched.
  • In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the righty tossed six scoreless innings while surrendering seven hits.
  • The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.19, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 24 games this season. Opponents have a .221 batting average against him.
  • King enters the game with 11 quality starts under his belt this year.
  • King will try to build upon a nine-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing).
  • In five of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
  • The opposing Twins offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is 12th in the league with 1059 total hits and seventh in MLB action with 605 runs scored. It has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.430) and ranks seventh in home runs (154) in all of MLB.
  • The 29-year-old’s 3.19 ERA ranks 14th, 1.175 WHIP ranks 32nd, and 10.7 K/9 ranks fifth among qualifying pitchers this season.

Padres batting stats

  • The Padres have hit 143 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
  • Fueled by 350 extra-base hits, San Diego ranks ninth in MLB with a .419 slugging percentage this season.
  • No team has a better batting average than the .266 AVG the Padres have posted this season.
  • San Diego is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 595 total runs this season.
  • The Padres have an OBP of .327 this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
  • No team has fewer strikeouts this season than San Diego, whose batters have struck out only 6.6 times per game on average.

Twins stats and trends

Twins betting records

  • The Twins have come away with 16 wins in the 39 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Minnesota has been victorious one time in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 42.6% chance of walking away with the win.
  • Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 63 of its 124 opportunities.
  • The Twins are 61-62-0 against the spread in their 123 games that had a posted line this season.

Zebby Matthews (Twins probable starter)

  • Matthews (1-0) gets the start for the Twins, his second of the season.
  • The righty last pitched on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, when he went five innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
  • He has a 3.60 ERA and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .250 against him over his one game this season.
  • The opposing Padres offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.419) and ranks 13th in home runs hit (143) in all of MLB. They have a collective .266 batting average, and are first in the league with 1136 total hits and ninth in MLB action scoring 595 runs.

Twins batting stats

  • The Twins are seventh in baseball with 154 total home runs.
  • So far this year, Minnesota is sixth in the majors, slugging .430.
  • The Twins have the ninth-best batting average in the majors (.252).
  • The offense for Minnesota is No. 7 in MLB, scoring 4.9 runs per game (605 total runs).
  • The Twins’ .322 on-base percentage ranks ninth-best in the majors.
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