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San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks
Wednesday, 9:40 pm Eastern

SBG Global Opening Line: Diamondbacks - 155 ,  Total  7  Flat

An excellent pitching matchup should be on tap Wednesday night as the Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres.  Dan Haren gets the call for Arizona while Jake Peavy starts for San Diego.  Haren is 13-6 on the season with a 2.96 ERA while Peavy is 9-8 with a 2.61 ERA.

SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking Padres on the Road.

Peavy was great in his last start against the Brewers.  He gave up just one run in seven innings and allowed just four hits.  He has been brilliant at home with a 1.42 ERA but has been hittable on the road with a 4.14 ERA.

Haren also pitched well in his last outing.  He gave up just two hits in eight innings against Colorado.

Here are the MLB betting stats for Wednesday’s game.  The Padres are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Padres are 17-37 in their last 54 overall. The Padres are 8-21 in their last 29 Wednesday games. The Padres are 15-42 in their last 57 vs. a team with a winning record. The Padres are 16-7 in Peavy’s last 23 Wednesday starts. The Padres are 2-5 in Peavy’s last 7 starts vs. the National League West. The Padres are 2-5 in Peavy’s last 7 road starts.

SBG Global Current Line: Diamondbacks - 160 ,  Total  7  Flats

The Diamondbacks are 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The Diamondbacks are 9-4 in their last 13 vs. the National League West. The Diamondbacks are 2-5 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Diamondbacks are 1-4 in their last 5 home games. The Diamondbacks are 1-6 in their last 7 Wednesday games. The Diamondbacks are 4-0 in Haren’s last 4 starts vs. the National League West. The Diamondbacks are 6-1 in Haren’s last 7 starts. The Diamondbacks are 9-4 in Haren’s last 13 home starts.

The Over is 4-1 in the Padres last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 4-1-1 in the Padres last 6 road games. The Under is 9-4-1 in the Padres last 14 vs. the National League West. The Under is 7-0-1 in Peavy’s last 8 starts overall. The Over is 6-0 in Peavy’s last 6 Wednesday starts.

The Under is 4-0-1 in Peavy’s last 5 road starts. The Under is 5-1-1 in Peavy’s last 7 starts vs. the National League West.

The Over is 5-1 in the Diamondbacks last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 5-2 in the Diamondbacks last 7 vs. the National League West. The Over is 4-1 in Haren’s last 5 starts overall. The Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings between the two teams.

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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Tuesday, 10:05 pm Eastern

SBG Global Opening Line: Padres - 127 , Total 7.5 Under - 120

The Arizona Diamondbacks turn to Doug Davis on Tuesday as they face the Padres in the second game of their series on Tuesday. Davis is 3-5 on the year with a 4.22 ERA. Davis is 6-3 with a 3.36 ERA in his career against the Padres. SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking Padres at Home.

The Padres welcome Chris Young back from the DL on Tuesday. Young is 4-4 on the season with a 4.50 ERA. He has not started a game since late May. He is 1-3 in his career against the Diamondbacks with a 5.08 ERA.

Here are the MLB betting stats for Tuesday’s game. The Diamondbacks are 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the National League West. The Diamondbacks are 6-18 in their last 24 games as an underdog. The Diamondbacks are 1-4 in Davis’ last 5 starts vs. the National League West. The Diamondbacks are 0-7 in Davis’ last 7 starts as an underdog. The Diamondbacks are 0-4 in Davis’ last 4 starts.

SBG Global Current Line: Padres - 125 , Total 7.5 Under - 120

The Padres are 5-12 in their last 17 games as a favorite. The Padres are 10-26 in their last 36 overall. The Padres are 2-6 in their last 8 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The Padres are 2-10 in their last 12 games as a home favorite. The Padres are 6-14 in Young’s last 20 starts. The Padres are 4-10 in Young’s last 14 starts as a favorite. The Padres are 1-5 in Young’s last 6 starts vs. the National League West. The Padres are 0-5 in Young’s last 5 starts vs. the Diamondbacks.

The Over is 4-0 in the Diamondbacks last 4 vs. the National League West.

The Over is 4-0 in the Diamondbacks last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 5-1 in the Diamondbacks last 6 games as an underdog. The Over is 4-1-1 in the Diamondbacks last 6 Tuesday games. The Over is 4-1-1 in Davis’ last 6 starts as an underdog. The Over is 7-2-1 in Davis’ last 10 starts as a road underdog. The Over is 7-2 in Davis’ last 9 starts vs. the National League West.

The Under is 4-1 in the Padres last 5 Tuesday games. The Under is 6-2 in the Padres last 8 games as a favorite. The Under is 24-10 in the Padres last 34 games as a home favorite. The Under is 4-1 in Young’s last 5 starts as a home favorite. The Over is 5-0-1 in Young’s last 6 starts vs. the Diamondbacks.

Pick: Dbacks 2 units

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San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, 3:55 pm Eastern – FOX

The St. Louis Cardinals will try and keep the pressure on the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central as they continue their series with the San Diego Padres on Saturday.  Todd Wellemeyer gets the start for St. Louis while Randy Wolf goes for the Padres.

Check out the current line for this game at SBG Global.

Wellemeyer is 7-4 on the season with a 4.04 ERA.  He has lost three of this last four starts overall.  Wolf is 6-9 on the season with a 4.66 ERA.  He has been totally inconsistent this season.  In his last start against Atlanta he allowed six runs in five innings.  In the previous outing he allowed one run in seven innings against Florida.

Here are the MLB betting stats for Saturday’s game.  The Padres are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. the National League Central. The Padres are 8-21 in their last 29 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Padres are 3-8 in their last 11 road games. The Padres are 6-20 in their last 26 overall. The Padres are 1-5 in Wolf’s last 6 starts. The Padres are 0-7 in Wolf’s last 7 road starts. The Padres are 8-25 in the last 33 meetings in St. Louis.

The Cardinals are 5-1 in their last 6 Saturday games. The Cardinals are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the National League West. The Cardinals are 5-1 in Wellemeyer’s last 6 starts vs. the National League West. The Cardinals are 0-5 in Wellemeyer’s last 5 starts.

The Under is 5-0 in the Padres last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Under is 11-1-1 in the Padres last 13 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 10-2 in the Padres last 12 overall. The Under is 5-2 in the Padres last 7 Saturday games. The Under is 4-0 in Wolf’s last 4 road starts.

The Under is 7-2-1 in Wolf’s last 10 starts overall.

The Under is 4-0 in the Cardinals last 4 vs. the National League West. The Under is 5-0 in the Cardinals last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Under is 6-2 in the Cardinals last 8 overall. The Over is 5-2 in the Cardinals last 7 Saturday games. The Over is 4-1 in Wellemeyer’s last 5 starts vs. the National League West. The Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in St. Louis between the two teams.

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Atlanta Braves (43-49) at San Diego Padres (36-56)
Friday, 10:05 pm EasternSBG Global Opening Line: Padres - 142 ,  Total  7  Under -115

A lot was expected of the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres this season and neither team has delivered.  The Padres are already playing for next year and the Braves are not far from being in that situation.  One of the few reasons to watch the Padres is Jake Peavy and he gets the start on Friday for the Padres as they open up a three-game series against the Braves.

SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking Padres at Home.

The Braves have struggled on the road this season, with a Major League worst mark of 13-31. They may have a tough time on Friday night going against Peavy who has an ERA of 2.67.  Peavy has not had much luck though as his record is only 6-5.  He is coming off a nice start in his last outing, allowing only three hits in seven shutout innings against Arizona.

“I was definitely better than I had been my previous couple of starts,” Peavy said. “I’m getting back to where if I have decent stuff I’m going to do much better than I have.”  Peavy is 1-4 with a 4.70 ERA in six career starts against the Braves.

The Braves go with Jo-Jo Reyes on Friday.  He is 3-7 with a 4.40 ERA.  He has lost his last three starts overall.

Here are the MLB betting stats for Friday’s game.  The Braves are 10-4 in their last 14 vs. the National League West. The Braves are 14-30 in their last 44 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Braves are 7-16 in their last 23 games as a road underdog. The Braves are 3-8 in their last 11 overall. The Braves are 3-7 in Reyes’ last 10 road starts. The Braves are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in San Diego.

SBG Global Current Line: Padres - 142 ,  Total  7  Under -115

The Padres are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. the National League East. The Padres are 3-8 in their last 11 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Padres are 5-17 in their last 22 overall. The Padres are 2-8 in their last 10 games as a favorite.

The Padres are 1-8 in their last 9 games as a home favorite. The Padres are 5-13 in Peavy’s last 18 starts vs. the National League East. The Padres are 3-8 in Peavy’s last 11 starts. The Padres are 1-5 in Peavy’s last 6 starts as a home favorite. The Padres are 1-5 in Peavy’s last 6 starts vs. the Braves.

The Under is 21-6 in the Braves last 27 games as a road underdog. The Under is 13-5 in the Braves last 18 vs. the National League West. The Under is 47-19-3 in the Braves last 69 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 6-0 in Reyes’ last 6 starts as a road underdog. The Under is 13-3-1 in Reyes’ last 17 starts overall.

The Under is 7-1 in the Padres last 8 overall. The Under is 10-3 in the Padres last 13 vs. the National League East. The Over is 5-2 in the Padres last 7 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The Under is 21-8-2 in Peavy’s last 31 starts as a home favorite. The Under is 13-6 in Peavy’s last 19 starts vs. the National League East. The Over is 22-4-2 in the last 28 meetings in San Diego between the two teams.

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Minnesota Twins (40-36) at San Diego Padres (32-45)
Tuesday, 10:05 pm Eastern

The red-hot Minnesota Twins head into San Diego on Tuesday to begin a series with the Padres.  The Twins have won six straight and eight of nine to move just 1.5 games back of the White Sox for first place in the American League Central.  To continue that streak they will have to defeat Jake Peavy on Tuesday night.

Check out the current line for this game at SBG Global.

The Twins are now 9-3 in Interleague play and seem better suited to take on National League teams. “We kind of match up a little better,” manager Ron Gardenhire said, “We are a team that can bunt, we are a team that can scratch out runs, we don’t rely on the big home runs. So we kind of can play National League baseball.” The Twins send Kevin Slowey to the mound on Tuesday.  He is 4-6 with a 4.37 ERA.  He gave up one run and seven hits in six innings last Wednesday in an 11-2 win over Washington. 

San Diego continues to struggle and even Jake Peavy is barely above .500 despite a 2.88 ERA.  His 5-4 record is indicative of the lack of run support he receives.  He also has not been the same since going on the DL.  He went just four innings last Wednesday against the Yankees and gave up four runs and six hits. “His stuff was good,” manager Bud Black said. “His velocity was there.”  Peavy has pitched against the Twins only once in his career, giving up three runs in 6 2/3 innings.  Overall the Padres have lost six of their last seven games. The Twins and Padres have split six meetings in their history with each team winning two of three on the road.

Here are the MLB betting stats for Tuesday’s game.  The Twins are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Twins are 6-0 in their last 6 overall. The Twins are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. the National League West.

The Twins are 37-14 in their last 51 Interleague games. The Twins are 3-7 in their last 10 games as a road underdog.

The Padres are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter. The Padres are 8-3 in their last 11 games as a home favorite. The Padres are 4-9 in their last 13 vs. the American League Central. The Padres are 3-10 in their last 13 Interleague home games. The Padres are 1-6 in their last 7 overall. The Padres are 2-6 in Peavy’s last 8 starts.

The Under is 5-1 in the Twins last 6 vs. the National League West. The Over is 8-2 in the Twins last 10 road games. The Over is 9-3 in the Twins last 12 games as an underdog. The Over is 11-5 in the Twins last 16 overall.

The Over is 4-1-1 in the Padres last 6 vs. the American League Central. The Under is 20-8 in the Padres last 28 games as a home favorite. The Over is 5-1 in Peavy’s last 6 starts vs. the American League Central. The Over is 4-1 in Peavy’s last 5 starts overall. The Under is 20-7-2 in Peavy’s last 29 starts as a home favorite.

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San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks
Friday, 9:40 pm Eastern

SBG Global Opening Line: Diamondbacks  -153, Total 9 Over -115

The San Diego Padres don’t get much of a break as after facing the National League Champion Colorado Rockies they now have to travel to Arizona to take on the first place Arizona Diamondbacks.  It will be the first meeting between the two teams this season.  Former Diamondback Tony Clark who signed with the Padres will be facing his former team for the first time. “You have to move on,” D-backs manager Bob Melvin said. “He’ll always have an effect on players here, and we’ll always feel close to him.”  SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking Diamondbacks at Home.

The matchup on Friday should be a good one as San Diego goes with Curt Young while Arizona counters with Dan Haren.  Young did not pitch well in his last start, allowing 7 runs in just three innings against the Dodgers.  Last year against the Diamondbacks, Young was 0-3 with a 7.32 ERA.

Haren has pitched well in all three of his starts this year. He is 2-0 with an ERA of 2.50 on the season.  He did not pitch against San Diego last season.

SBG Global Current Line: Diamondbacks  -152, Total 9 Under -115

Here are the MLB betting stats for Friday’s game.  The Padres are 4-1 in their last 5 series openers. The Padres are 15-7 in their last 22 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Padres are 5-0 in Young’s last 5 Friday starts. The Padres are 1-4 in Young’s last 5 starts. The Padres are 1-7 in Young’s last 8 starts vs. the National League West. The Padres are 0-7 in Young’s last 7 road starts. The Padres are 25-54 in the last 79 meetings in Arizona. The Padres are 0-4 in Young’s last 4 starts vs. the Diamondbacks.

The Diamondbacks are 10-2 in their last 12 vs. the National League West.

The Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 Friday games. The Diamondbacks are 16-5 in their last 21 home games. The Diamondbacks are 36-17 in their last 53 games as a home favorite

The Over is 6-2-1 in the Padres last 9 games as an underdog. The Over is 23-8-1 in the Padres last 32 road games. The Over is 16-6 in the Padres last 22 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 5-2-1 in the Padres last 8 games as a road underdog. The Over is 5-2 in Young’s last 7 starts vs. the National League West. The Over is 4-0-1 in Young’s last 5 starts vs. the Diamondbacks.

The Over is 5-1 in the Diamondbacks last 6 vs. the National League West.

The Over is 5-1 in the Diamondbacks last 6 home games. The Over is 4-1 in the Diamondbacks last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings between the two teams. The Over is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings in Arizona between the two teams.

After a long night last night for the Padres look for the Dbacks to Dominate! Dbacks 5 units

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Colorado at San Diego
Thursday, 10:05 pm Eastern

SBG Global Opening Line: Padres  - 157, Total  7 Over -120

The Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres conclude a three-game set on Thursday evening at Petco Park.  Jake Peavy gets the start for the Padres while Jeff Francis goes for the Rockies.  Peavy is already in mid-season form with an ERA of 1.64 and a 3-0 record. Francis has struggled so far going 0-2 with a 9.53 ERA. SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking Padres at Home.

Francis is happy to not be facing the Diamondbacks who throttled him in both of his starts this season. He wasn’t much better against the Padres last year going 1-3 with a 6.61 ERA against them in five starts. Peavy allowed seven hits and two runs over the first three innings, but just one run on two hits over the last three innings in his last start against the Dodgers.  This is Peavy’s first time facing the Rockies since last year’s Wild Card play-in game.

 

Colorado is struggling to score runs and that doesn’t look to improve on Thursday against Peavy and the Padres.  This series is a rematch of last year’s Wild Card game that has very bad memories for San Diego.  The loss to Colorado in that game cost the Padres as chance at glory.  Colorado won 9-8 in 13 innings in that game and went on to the World Series where they lost to Boston.  “It was definitely amazing,” Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba said. “Twenty years from now I’m still going to remember that game.” If Colorado has not won that game they would never have had the subsequent success that ended in the World Series. “That was an unreal game, something I’ll always remember,” said Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, “It was cool for baseball fans to be able to watch that game.”

SBG Global Current Line: Padres  - 166, Total 7 Over -120

 

Both Colorado and San Diego are looking up at Arizona in the National League West this season as the Diamondbacks picked up right where they left off last year.  Both teams have similar rosters to what they had last season although each made some minor changes.  The Rockies did lose second baseman Kaz Matsui who went to Houston while the Padres signed Jim Edmonds to replace Mike Cameron in center and added second baseman Tadahito Iguchi. The Rockies now have Mark Redman and Franklin Morales in the rotation while the Padres picked up Randy Wolf to bolster the rotation.

 

Here are the MLB betting stats for Thursday’s game.  The Rockies are 19-7 in their last 26 vs. the National League West. The Rockies are 5-12 in their last 17 overall. The Rockies are 2-7 in their last 9 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Rockies are 1-5 in their last 6 games as an underdog. The Rockies are 1-5 in their last 6 road games. The Rockies are 0-4 in their last 4 games as a road underdog. The Rockies are 11-4 in Francis’ last 15 starts as an underdog. The Rockies are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams. The Rockies are 3-8 in Francis’ last 11 starts vs. the Padres. The Rockies are 1-4 in Francis’ last 5 road starts vs. the Padres.

 

The Padres are 5-2 in their last 7 games as a home favorite. The Padres are 5-2 in their last 7 Thursday games. The Padres are 18-8 in their last 26 home games. The Padres are 2-6 in their last 8 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Padres are 0-4 in their last 4 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The Padres are 5-1 in Peavy’s last 6 home starts. The Padres are 4-1 in Peavy’s last 5 Thursday starts. The Padres are 42-19 in Peavy’s last 61 starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Padres are 35-16 in Peavy’s last 51 starts vs. the National League West. The Padres are 45-22 in Peavy’s last 67 starts as a home favorite. The Padres are 1-4 in Peavy’s last 5 starts vs. the Rockies.

 

The Over is 4-1 in the Rockies last 5 overall. The Over is 4-1 in the Rockies last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 4-1 in the Rockies last 5 on grass. The Over is 6-2 in Francis’ last 8 Thursday starts. The Over is 7-3-2 in Francis’ last 12 road starts. The Under is 24-11-4 in Francis’ last 39 starts as an underdog. The Over is 5-1-1 in Francis’ last 7 starts vs. the Padres.

 

The Under is 4-0 in the Padres last 4 games as a home favorite. The Over is 5-1-1 in the Padres last 7 Thursday games. The Under is 5-1 in the Padres last 6 games as a favorite. The Over is 8-2 in the Padres last 10 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The Under is 4-1 in the Padres last 5 home games. The Over is 21-7-1 in the Padres last 29 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Over is 17-5-2 in Peavy’s last 24 Thursday starts. The Under is 19-7-2 in Peavy’s last 28 starts as a home favorite. The Under is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in San Diego.

 

Take the Padres and lay the wood 2units

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San Diego Padres (5-5) at Los Angeles Dodgers (4-5)
Friday, 10:40 pm Eastern

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in a series for the second time this season and Friday’s opener will be a rematch of last Saturday as Jake Peavy faces Brad Penny. Peavy has totally shut down the Dodgers in his career going 10-1 against them. He allowed just two hits against them last weekend in a 4-1 win. Penny allowed four runs in the first inning against the Padres last Saturday and then threw five shutout innings.

Check out the current line for this game at SBG Global.

“We can hit Peavy,” said the Dodgers’ Rafael Furcal. “He’s one of the best. But if you put it like you can’t hit him, then you can’t hit him. You can’t think that way.” Neither team has done much hitting recently. The Dodgers were swept by Arizona in their last three games while the Padres lost to the Giants Tuesday and Wednesday and didn’t even score a run on Wednesday, losing 1-0. The Padres have had some success against Penny in the past. Penny has a 5.63 ERA versus the Dodgers in his career and is only 3-7 against them.

Here are the MLB betting stats for Friday’s game. The Padres are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. the National League West. The Padres are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Padres are 8-2 in Peavy’s last 10 road starts. The Padres are 14-4 in Peavy’s last 18 starts vs. the National League West. The Padres are 3-8 in Peavy’s last 11 Friday starts. The Padres are 4-1 in Peavy’s last 5 road starts vs. Dodgers.

The Dodgers are 21-10 in their last 31 Friday games. The Dodgers are 5-11 in their last 16 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Dodgers are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the National League West. The Dodgers are 19-7 in Penny’s last 26 home starts. The Dodgers are 1-5 in Penny’s last 6 starts vs. the Padres.

The Under is 4-1 in the Padres last 5 vs. the National League West. The Over is 18-6-2 in the Padres last 26 Friday games. The Under is 6-2 in the Padres last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 21-7-1 in the Padres last 29 road games. The Over is 6-0 in Peavy’s last 6 road starts. The Over is 5-1 in Peavy’s last 6 road starts vs. the Dodgers.

The Over is 6-0 in the Dodgers last 6 Friday games. The Under is 5-2 in the Dodgers last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 9-3 in Penny’s last 12 Friday starts. The Under is 8-3 in Penny’s last 11 starts vs. the National League West. The Over is 25-10 in Penny’s last 35 home starts. The Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Los Angeles between the two teams.

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