Padres vs. Athletics Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 8, 2025

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Luis Arraez leads the San Diego Padres (8-2) into a contest against the Athletics (4-6) after he picked up four hits in an 8-7 win over the Cubs. The Padres are favored on the moneyline (-146) against the Athletics (+123) in this outing, which begins at 10:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday. San Diego’s Dylan Cease starts against Sacramento’s Jeffrey Springs.

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Padres to win vs Athletics -146

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Padres vs. Athletics betting lines

  • Favorite: Padres (-146)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+123)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Padres betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Padres betting info

  • The Padres have won all five of the games they have been the moneyline favorite this season.
  • The Padres have played as a moneyline favorite of -146 or shorter in just two games this season, which they won both.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Padres’ implied win probability is 59.3%.
  • The Padres have combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total four times this season for a 4-5-1 record against the over/under.
  • The Padres have gone 7-3-0 against the spread this season.

Padres hitting info

  • Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting .368 with a double, a home run and six walks.
  • Tatis ranks 82nd in homers and 52nd in RBI among all batters in MLB play.
  • Jackson Merrill has shown off his power as he leads his team with three home runs and 10 RBI, with a team-high .378 batting average.
  • Merrill ranks 17th in homers and 13th in RBI among hitters in baseball.
  • Manny Machado is hitting .316 with three doubles and three walks.
  • Machado has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with two walks.
  • Arraez has a double, a home run and two walks while batting .256.
  • Arraez enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .429 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.

Padres pitching rankings

  • The Padres pitching staff is ninth in the majors with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • The Padres’ 2.76 team ERA ranks third among all league pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Padres combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.136).
  • Padres pitchers combine to allow eight home runs (0.8 per game), the fifth-fewest in the majors.
  • They struck out eight Cubs batters while allowing six hits in an 8-7 win in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

  • The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs eight times this season and won three of those games.
  • This season, the Athletics have won one of their four games when they’re the underdog by at least +123 on the moneyline.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 44.8% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
  • The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in five of their 10 games with a total this season.
  • In 10 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 5-5-0 ATS.

Athletics hitting info

  • Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in batting average (.359), home runs (four) and runs batted in (eight) this season.
  • In all of Major League Baseball, Soderstrom ranks sixth in home runs and 29th in RBI.
  • Soderstrom brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
  • Jacob Wilson has collected 13 hits this season and has an OBP of .351. He’s slugging .568 on the year.
  • Among all major league hitters, Wilson is 42nd in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
  • Wilson enters this matchup on a 10-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .351 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI.
  • Shea Langeliers is slashing .250/.382/.571 this season for the Athletics.
  • Langeliers has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with two home runs, five walks and four RBI.
  • Lawrence Butler is batting .289 with an OBP of .386 and a slugging percentage of .447 this season.
  • Butler brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .400 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBI.

Athletics pitching rankings

  • The Athletics strike out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
  • The Athletics have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.66) in the majors this season.
  • The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.607 as a pitching staff, which is worst in baseball this season.
  • With 14 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 23rd in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Last time out, they fell to the Rockies, 12-5, with 11 strikeouts and 14 hits allowed.
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