Its Monday, August 18 and the Giants (60-64) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (69-55). Robbie Ray is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Nestor Cortes for San Diego.
The Padres are coming off being swept by the Dodgers after having a chance to take the NL West lead. After winning five straight, including a three-game sweep over the Giants, the three losses to Los Angeles is a small setback for San Diego.
San Francisco is 1-7 in the last eight games and has the worst record in baseball since the trade deadline. However, for good news, the Giants are coming off a 7-1 win over the Rays.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Giants at Padres
- Date: Monday, August 18, 2025
- Time: 9:40PM EST
- Site: Petco Park
- City: San Diego, CA
- Network/Streaming: NBCSBA, SDPA
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Odds for the Giants at the Padres
The latest odds as of Monday:
- Moneyline: Giants (+119), Padres (-141)
- Spread: Padres -1.5
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Giants at Padres
- Pitching matchup for August 18, 2025: Robbie Ray vs. Nestor Cortes
- Giants: Robbie Ray, (9-6, 2.98 ERA)
Last outing: 6.00 ERA, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts - Padres: Nestor Cortes, (1-1, 2.89 ERA)
Last outing: 1.93 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts
- Giants: Robbie Ray, (9-6, 2.98 ERA)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Giants and the Padres
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday’s game between the Giants and the Padres:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Diego Padres on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the San Francisco Giants at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Giants at Padres
- San Diego is 7-2 versus San Francisco this season
- The Giants are 1-7 in the last 8 games
- The Padres are 5-3 in the last 8 games
- The Padres are 0-3 in the last 3 games
- The Padres have won 4 of their last 5 games at home against National League teams
- The Giants’ last 4 road games at the Padres have gone over the Total
- The Padres have covered in 4 of their last 5 games for a profit of 1.80 units
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