It’s Tuesday, August 19 and the Giants (60-64) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (69-55). Kai-Wei Teng is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Nick Pivetta for San Diego.
The Padres’ losing streak continued as they dropped the series opener to the Giants, 4-3. San Francisco got out to an early 4-0 lead, but San Diego was unable to chip away fully.
San Diego has lost four straight games after winning five in a row previously. As for the Giants, their back-to-back wins snap a seven-game losing streak, so this four-game series could be back-and-forth. The Padres own the season series 7-3 thus far.
Let’s 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: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
- Time: 9:40PM EST
- Site: Petco Park
- City: San Diego, CA
- Network/Streaming: NBCSBA, SDPA, MLBN
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Odds for the Giants at the Padres
The latest odds as of Tuesday:
- Moneyline: Giants (+190), Padres (-232)
- Spread: Padres -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Giants at Padres
- Pitching matchup for August 19, 2025: Kai-Wei Teng vs. Nick Pivetta
- Giants: Kai-Wei Teng, (1-2, 9.90 ERA)
Last outing: 32.40 ERA, 6 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 4 Walks, and 0 Strikeouts - Padres: Nick Pivetta, (12-4, 2.87 ERA)
Last outing: 1.35 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
- Giants: Kai-Wei Teng, (1-2, 9.90 ERA)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Giants and the Padres
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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 Tuesday’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 staying away from a play on the Game Total of 8.0.
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Giants at Padres
- San Diego is 7-3 versus San Francisco this season
- San Francisco is 2-7 in the last 9 games
- San Diego is 0-4 in the last 4 games
- San Diego is 5-4 in the last 9 games
- The Padres have won 4 of their last 6 games at home against National League teams
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