Padres vs. Phillies Prediction
Will the Padres and Phillies play over the betting total tonight when the teams meet in Philly at 6:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Phillies are -115 money line favorites versus the Padres, who have odds of +105 to pull off the upset. With Clayton Richard set to face Nick Pivetta in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9 runs.
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Latest on Richard via Rotoworld: Richard was roughed up by the Dodgers on Friday, surrendering seven runs in four innings. Richard has done his job as a placeholder for the Padres, going 5-8 with a 4.85 ERA in 17 starts. Ideally, he’d become obsolete at some point during the season half.
Pivetta yielded one run on one hit over seven innings in Sunday’s win over the Mets. Pivetta did not allow a hit until T.J. Rivera socked a solo home run off him in the fifth inning. That would be the only hit he allowed in the game. Not everything went smoothly — Pivetta did walk four — but the Mets were unable to take advantage of his occasional wildness. He will bring a 4.85 ERA and 1.54 WHIP into his final start before the All-Star break, a road date with the Cardinals.
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OUR PREDICTION: The over is 9-1-1 in the Padres’ last 11 road games versus a team with a home winning percentage of less than .400 and has cashed in four of San Diego’s last five games played on Friday. On the other side, the over is 21-8-4 in the Phillies’ last 33 games versus National League West opponents and is 3-1-1 in their last five games versus a left-handed starter.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: PADRES/PHILLIES OVER 9