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The Athletics make the trip to San Diego to face the Padres! The Athletics have struggled so much, while the Padres are the best offense in the MLB, but have been inconsistent. Our MLB odds series has our Athletics-Padres prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday.
Athletics-Padres Projected Starters
JP Sears vs. Randy Vasquez
JP Sears (4-5) with a 3.93 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP
Last Start: Pitched six innings and gave up two runs on three hits with two walks and eight strikeouts in an Athletics loss
2024 Road Splits: (1-3) 4.43 ERA
Randy Vasquez (1-3) with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP
Last Start: Pitched 6.2 innings and gave up three runs on six hits with zero walks and three strikeouts in a Padres loss
2024 Home Splits: (0-2) 5.28 ERA
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Athletics-Padres Odds
Oakland Athletics: +1.5 (-166)
Moneyline: +130
San Diego Padres: -1.5 (+138)
Moneyline: -154
Over: 7.5 (-122)
Under: 7.5 (+100)
How to Watch Athletics vs. Padres
Time: 9:40 pm ET
TV: NBC Sports California
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Athletics Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Athletics have struggled this season on their way to a 26-41 record. They have lost three out of their last four games and two straight heading into this series. The Athletics have struggled behind the plate and their pitching has not been much better, still ranking near the bottom of the MLB. JJ Bleday, Abraham Toro, Shea Langeliers, and Brent Rooker stand out despite the offense struggling. On the mound, Paul Blackburn and JP Sears have been decent despite the staff struggling overall. The Athletics are not the disaster they were last season but have struggled a lot this season.
The Athletics are starting JP Sears on the mound in this game and he has a 4-5 record, a 3.93 ERA, and a 1.09 WHIP. He has allowed 33 runs on 59 hits through 73.1 innings this season. In the 13 games that he has started this season, the Athletics are 5-8. Sears has been a bright spot at pitcher, but he gets a massive challenge against the Padres and their offense. This would be a challenge to anyone at pitcher with how hot the Padres are behind the plate.
The offense for the Athletics has been one of the worst in the MLB this season. They are 29th in the MLB in team batting average at .219 after finishing with .223 last season which was the worst in the league. Abraham Toro and Brent Rooker lead the team in most batting categories. Rooker leads the way in batting average at .270, in home runs at 13, in RBI at 40, and in OBP at .356. Toro then leads the way in total hits at 66. They get a favorable matchup against Randy Vasquez as a pitcher for the Padres.
Why The Padres Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Padres have been inconsistent towards a 34-35 record this season. The key has been their offense this season where they are the best in the league. In comparison, their pitching is hovering around the middle of the pack of the MLB. Fernando Tatis, Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, Jurickson Profar, Jackson Merrill, and Jake Cronenworth have been the biggest keys behind the plate and why the Padres have surprised a bit. Their pitching gained a boost after they added Dylan Cease to a lineup that already had Michael King and Yu Darvish who have been playing well so far up to this point.
The Padres are starting Randy Vasquez as pitcher and he has a 1-3 record, a 5.40 ERA, and a 1.47 WHIP. Through 33.1 innings, he has allowed 23 runs on 44 hits with five walks and 21 strikeouts. He has started in seven total games so far this season and the Padres have gone 1-6 in those games. Vasquez has struggled this season, but he gets a favorable matchup against the Athletics with how much their offense has struggled in their own right.
The Padres' offense has started the season playing great. They are first in team batting average at .262 after finishing with a .244 batting average last season. The offense is highlighted mainly by Jurickson Profar, Jake Cronenworth, and Fernando Tatis Jr. in most of the batting categories. Profar leads the way in batting average at .325, in OBP at .420, and in total hits at 76. Tatis Jr. then leads the way in home runs at 12 and Cronenworth leads in RBI at 44. Their offense can compete with any team in the MLB and it might be a decent matchup with JP Sears on the mound for the Athletics.
Final Athletics-Padres Prediction & Pick
The Athletics have the pitching advantage in this game and it is why they should keep the game close. The Padres are the better team, but Vasquez has struggled. The Padres easily have the better offense when compared to the Athletics. JP Sears is the difference maker at pitcher still and is the reason why the Athletics should cover and potentially win on the road.
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Final Athletics-Padres Prediction & Pick: Athletics +1.5 (-166)
