MLB Preview And Prediction: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Betting Tips & Picks August 21, 2025

Forecast Based On Odds: to secure the win

• Evaluating the odds for points scored indicates there is a 86.36% expectation of this match having more than 4.5 total points:
  Match Over 4.5 Points → 1.16

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (4.5)
  Over	86.36 %
  Under	18.8 %
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• Assessing the odds for total points indicates a likelihood of a 35.71% expectation of this game having more than 9.5 total points:
  Match Over 9.5 Points → 2.80

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (9.5)
  Over	35.71 %
  Under	67.11 %
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• Derived from the sportsbook odds, San Francisco Giants are the pick to cover the -1.5 handicap with extra innings included in this game, with a 56.92% probability of doing so. A reliable forecast? We think so, due to Oddsmakers know their calculations:
  San Diego Padres -1.5 Handicap → 2.19
  San Francisco Giants -1.5 Handicap → 1.76

  Prediction	Chance Of Handicap (incl. EI) (-1.5)
  San Diego Padres	45.66 %
  San Francisco Giants	56.92 %
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• Derived from the bookies odds, San Diego Padres are the pick to get the victory in regular time in this fixture with a 100% probability of winning. A good prediction? Yes, as Bookmakers are skilfull analysts:
  San Diego Padres Regular Time → 1.00
  San Francisco Giants Regular Time → 1.00
  Draw Regular Time → 1.00

  Prediction	Chance Of Reg. Time Result
  San Diego Padres	100 %
  San Francisco Giants	100 %
  Draw	100 %
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• Assessing the odds for points scored indicates there is a 78.74% prediction of this game having over 5.5 total points:
  Match Over 5.5 Points → 1.27

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (5.5)
  Over	78.74 %
  Under	29.85 %
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• Calculated from the sportsbook odds, Draw are favored to lead after the first inning in this game with a 57.47% probability of leading. An accurate tip? Yes, because Bookies are skilled at predicting:
  San Diego Padres First Inning → 3.60
  San Francisco Giants First Inning → 4.75
  Draw First Inning → 1.74

  Prediction	Chance Of 1st Inning Result
  San Diego Padres	27.78 %
  San Francisco Giants	21.05 %
  Draw	57.47 %
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Prediction Based On H2H: San Diego Padres to secure victory

Head-to-Head: San Diego Padres (7 – 3) San Francisco Giants.
San Diego Padres to win. Why? Analyzing the last 10 head-to-head games between these teams, San Diego Padres are up 7 – 3. Our H2H analysis starts from the fixture between them in 2003. This indicates that San Diego Padres are likely to win in this upcoming game. The last match between them was on the Thu, 21 Aug 25, when San Diego Padres secured a 8 – 1 win.

Will San Francisco Giants reverse the trend and win? The last match San Francisco Giants got the better of San Diego Padres occurred on Tue, 19 Aug 25, showing that they are not without hope.

Prediction Based On Recent Form: San Diego Padres to get the victory

Considering recent form before this fixture, San Diego Padres triumphed against San Francisco Giants with a result of 8-1. San Francisco Giants lost facing San Diego Padres with a result of 1-8. San Diego Padres have triumphed in 6 of their recent 10 fixtures vs all teams, while San Francisco Giants got the victory in 2 of their recent 10 matches in all competitions, suggesting maybe San Diego Padres are in the better form approaching this match.

San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Top Sportsbook Odds For The Match

Winner (incl. extra innings)

1W

1.549

2W

2.66

Over Under (incl. extra innings)

> 4.5

1.158

< 4.5

5.32

> 9.5

2.8

< 9.5

1.49

> 5.5

1.27

< 5.5

3.35

Handicap (incl. extra innings) && -1.5

1W -1.5

2.19

2W -1.5

1.757

Regular Time Result

1W

1

2W

1

X

1

First Inning Result

1W

3.6

2W

4.75

X

1.74

San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Tips

Over Under (incl. extra innings) 9.5 → Under appears a decent stake → 1.49