San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants odds, tips and betting trends | March 29

At PETCO Park on Friday, the San Diego Padres (2-1) face the San Francisco Giants (0-1), with first pitch at 9:40 PM ET.

The Giants (+114 underdog moneyline odds) visit the Padres (-135). The Padres will give the ball to Joe Musgrove against the Giants and Kyle Harrison.

Prepare for the Padres vs. Giants with everything you need to know about Friday’s Game, including viewing options.

San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:17 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Padres (-135, bet $135 to win $100)
• Underdog: Giants (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
• Over/under: 8

Padres vs. Giants: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Friday, March 29, 2024
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Stadium: PETCO Park
• TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Padres stats and trends

Padres betting records

• Last season, the Padres won 68 out of the 121 games, or 56.2%, in which they were favored.
• San Diego had a record of 56-34, a 62.2% win rate, when it was favored by -135 or more by oddsmakers last season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.4% chance of a victory for the Padres.
• San Diego and its opponents hit the over in 67 of 162 games with a total last season.
• The Padres were 81-81-0 ATS in their 162 games with a spread last season.

Joe Musgrove (Padres probable starter)

• The Padres will look to Musgrove (0-0) in his second start of the season.
• In his last time out on Thursday, March 21, the righty threw 2 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing five earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• He has a 16.88 ERA and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .500 against him over his one appearances this season.

Padres batting stats

• The Padres ranked 13th in Major League Baseball with 205 home runs.
• At .413 last season, San Diego ranked 15th in baseball in slugging percentage.
• There were just 11 teams in baseball with a lower batting average than the Padres’ .244 batting average last season.
• With a middle-of-the-pack offense, San Diego managed to score 752 runs (4.6 per game) last season.
• Ranking seventh with an OBP of .329, the Padres were among the best teams in baseball at reaching base.
• San Diego ranked eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.

Giants stats and trends

Giants betting records

• The Giants won in 35, or 44.3%, of the 79 contests they were named as odds-on underdogs in last year.
• Last season, San Francisco came away with a win 16 times in 44 chances when named as an underdog of at least +114 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 46.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• San Francisco and its opponents hit the over in 68 of its 161 games with a total last season.
• The Giants had an against the spread mark of 71-90-0 in 161 games with a line last season.

Kyle Harrison (Giants probable starter)

• Harrison will start for the Giants, his first this season.
• The 22-year-old southpaw last appeared Sunday, Oct. 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he started and went five scoreless innings.
• Over his seven appearances last season he finished with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.154 WHIP, putting together a 1-1 record.

Giants batting stats

• The Giants ranked 19th in baseball with 174 home runs last season. They averaged 1.1 per game.
• Last year, San Francisco slugged .383, the fourth-lowest average in baseball.
• At .235, the Giants ranked 28th in the majors in batting average last season.
• Last season San Francisco was the 24th-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.2 runs per game (674 total).
• The Giants ranked 24th in the majors last season with an on-base percentage of .312.
• The team struck out 9.2 times per game to rank 24th in baseball.