The San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays meet Thursday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a Blue Jays vs Padres Prediction. This article will include a Blue Jays vs Padres Pick.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 27-20 on the year and play the Braves, Marlins, and Pirates next. The San Diego Padres are batting .257 on the season, have a .322 OBP, and a .389 slugging percentage. The San Diego Padres pitching staff has a 3.50 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Manny Machado leads the San Diego Padres with 54 hits and 20 RBI, while Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez have combined for 103 hits and 42 RBI.
Stephen Kolek gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. This will be Kolek’s second career game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 24-24 on the year and play the Rays, Rangers, and Athletics next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .250 on the season, have a .318 OBP, and a .384 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 4.13 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Bo Bichette leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 59 hits and 24 RBI, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk have combined for 90 hits and 40 RBI.
Bowden Francis gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 2-6 with a 5.63 ERA and 36 strikeouts this season. This will be Francis’s second career game against the San Diego Padres.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Padres have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have won five of their last six games as underdogs.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as underdogs.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as road favorites against American League opponents following a road loss.
- The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last three day games against NL West opponents.
- The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight home games against National League opponents.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last four day games at Rogers Centre following a win.
- The Padres have won four of their last five day games against AL East opponents following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four day games following a home win.
- The Padres have covered the run line in four of their last five road games following a road loss.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games as home underdogs.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four home day games.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit a home run in each of the Blue Jays’ last two games as home underdogs against the Padres.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Blue Jays’ last four games against NL opponents.
- Daulton Varsho has scored a run in nine of his last 10 home appearances after playing the previous day.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
- Myles Straw has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Bo Bichette ranks T8th in the league in Hits (59) this season.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has hit a home run in three of the Padres’ last five games as road favorites against AL opponents.
- Luis Arraez has recorded two or more hits in four of his last five appearances against the Blue Jays after playing the previous day.
- Manny Machado has recorded at least one RBI in three of the Padres’ last four games as road favorites against AL opponents.
- Manny Machado has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances against the Blue Jays after playing the previous day.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has scored a run in five of the Padres’ last six day games.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks T9th in the league in Home Runs (12) this season.
Blue Jays vs Padres Prediction
I’m not excited to lay juice with the Padres, as they’ve lost five straight games and have scored a combined three runs in those games. The Padres have been shut out in back-to-back games. The Padres have failed to score a run in 26 straight innings. With that said, the Padres are too talented to stay down for long. Francis also hasn’t been good this season, and that includes allowing 20 hits and 11 runs in his last 15.2 innings. In 24 home innings, Francis has a 6.75 ERA and a .299 allowed batting average. If the Padres can’t break out of their slump here, something is seriously wrong. The price is fair. Give me the Padres.