Marlins at Padres 5/31/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Miami Marlins vs. San Diego Padres
MLB: 10:10 PM EST
May. 31, 2019
TV: FSFL
Latest Odds : SD -155 O/U 7
On Friday, the Miami Marlins begin a west coast road trip with the first of three games against the San Diego Padres. Miami beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Wednesday. The Marlins have won three straight after suffering through a three-game losing skid. Jorge Alfaro set a career high for hits in one game with four helping the Marlins win their ninth game in their last 12.
The Padres were defeated on Wednesday 7-0 by the New York Yankees. San Diego pitcher Chris Paddack was hit hard as the Padres rookie was taken deep three times and fell to 4-3 on the season. San Diego failed to get a hit until the sixth inning and could not put together anything against the Yankees pitchers.
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Neil Walker is leading Miami with a .299 batting average. Jorge Alfaro leads the Marlins in home runs with eight, while Brian Anderson leads in RBIs with 21. Miami has a batting average of .231 while opposing hitters are averaging .246. On Friday, the Marlins will send southpaw Caleb Smith to the mound. Smith is 3-2 with an ERA of 3.05, 72 Ks and 16 BBs.
Eric Hosmer leads the Padres with a .297 batting average, in RBIs with 33 and in hits with 63. Franmil Reyes leads in home runs with 15. San Diego is averaging .233 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .239. On Friday, the Padres will send lefthander Joey Lucchesi to the mound. Lucchesi is 3-3 with an ERA of 4.25, 57 Ks and 14 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Miami is 4-0 in its last 4 versus National League West opponents
The OVER has cashed in each of the Marlins last 4 on Friday
San Diego is 2-5 in Lucchesi’s last 7 starts on grass
The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Padres last 6 on grass
Free Betting Pick: San Diego Padres -155
San Diego has won 5 of its last 6 head-to-head with Miami. The Padres have won 13 of the last 17 when playing after an off day and 5 of the last 7 at home versus a left-handed starter. San Diego has won 5 of Lucchesi’s last 6 when pitching on 6 days rest and 4 of the lefthander’s last 5 versus NL East opponents. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win 4-3