San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants odds, tips and betting trends | March 30

The San Diego Padres (2-2) and San Francisco Giants (1-1) will clash on Saturday at PETCO Park, with first pitch at 7:15 PM ET.

The Padres are favored at home (-130) against the Giants (+110). The Padres will start Dylan Cease against the Giants and Jordan Hicks.

Get ready for the Padres vs. Giants with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s game, including viewing options.

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

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:19 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Padres (-130, bet $130 to win $100)
• Underdog: Giants (+110, bet $100 to win $110)
• Over/under: 7.5

Padres vs. Giants: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Saturday, March 30, 2024
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Stadium: PETCO Park
• TV Channel: MLB.tv
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Padres stats and trends

Padres betting records

• Last season, the Padres were favored 121 times and won 68, or 56.2%, of those games.
• Last season San Diego won 60 of its 96 games, or 62.5%, when favored by at least -130 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.5% chance of a victory for the Padres.
• Games involving San Diego went over the total set by sportsbooks in 67 of 162 chances last season.
• The Padres were 81-81-0 ATS in their 162 games with a spread last season.

Dylan Cease (Padres probable starter)

• Cease starts for the first time this season for the Padres.
• The 28-year-old righty started and threw five innings when he last appeared Friday, Sept. 29 against the San Diego Padres.
• In 33 games last season he compiled a 7-9 record and had a 4.58 ERA and a 1.418 WHIP.
• He ranked 36th in ERA (4.58), 40th in WHIP (1.418), and fifth in K/9 (10.9) among qualified pitchers in MLB play last season.

Padres batting stats

• The Padres’ 205 home runs ranked 13th in Major League Baseball.
• Slugging .413 as a team last season was good for 15th in the majors for San Diego.
• There were just 11 teams in baseball with a lower batting average than the Padres’ .244 batting average last season.
• Scoring 4.6 runs per game last season (752 total) ranked San Diego 13th in the majors.
• With an OBP of .329 last season, the Padres ranked seventh in baseball.
• San Diego showed patience at the plate last season with the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.

Giants stats and trends

Giants betting records

• The Giants were victorious in 35, or 44.3%, of the 79 contests they were chosen as underdogs in last season.
• Last year, San Francisco won 17 of 47 games when listed as at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 47.6% chance of walking away with the 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 record of 71-90-0 in 161 games with a line last season.

Jordan Hicks (Giants probable starter)

• Hicks will start for the Giants, his first of the season.
• In his last appearance on Tuesday, Oct. 3, the 27-year-old righty came out of the bullpen and went one scoreless inning against the Minnesota Twins.
• Last season he finished with a 3.29 ERA and a 1.355 WHIP over his 65 games, putting together a 3-9 record.

Giants batting stats

• The Giants ranked 19th in MLB play with 174 home runs last season. They averaged 1.1 per game.
• Last year San Francisco’s .383 slugging percentage was the fourth-lowest percentage in MLB.
• 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 MLB action, 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’s 9.2 strikeouts per game ranked 24th in the majors.

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