Giants and Padres Clash Forecast, Gambling Odds, Projected Pitchers, and Picks Slated for Tuesday, August 12th

Giants and Padres Clash Forecast, Gambling Odds, Projected Pitchers, and Picks Slated for Tuesday, August 12th

The San Francisco Giants will host the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park on August 12, 2025, with the first pitch scheduled for 9:45 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on SDPA.

The probable pitchers for the game are LHP Nestor Cortes for the San Diego Padres and LHP Robbie Ray for the San Francisco Giants.

The Giants have struggled against fly-ball pitchers, with their performance continuing to be brutal. This could pose a challenge for Cortes, who has a GB% of 34.3%. However, Ray, on the other hand, has a GB% of 39.9%, indicating a more ground-ball-oriented approach.

Ray, who has a record of 9-5 and an fWAR of 1.9, has recorded a 2.58 ERA in 12 starts at his pitcher-friendly home park this year. Meanwhile, Cortes, with a record of 1-1 and an fWAR of -0.6, has an ERA of 7.11 and an xERA of 7.12. Ray's xBA has crept up to .240 in July and is at .273 entering play on Tuesday.

The Giants rank 29th in wRC+ to lefties, and 28th in xBA versus cutters from lefties, something they'll see plenty against Cortes. On the other hand, the Padres rely more on contact hitting than the longball this season.

In terms of betting trends, the total runs line is set around 7.0 to 7.5, with the Padres' recent games typically going over. The moneyline for the San Francisco Giants is -120, while the moneyline for the San Diego Padres is 100. The Giants have a mixed season as favorites, with a roughly 50.7% win rate in those games and a 50-69 record against the spread overall. The Padres have performed well as moneyline underdogs, winning about 50% of those games and covering the spread 54.7% of the time this season.

Recent form favors the Padres, who have won 5 of their last 6 games and are 3-0 in their past 3, while the Giants have lost their last 3 and 11 of their last 13 at home. The best bet for the Padres vs Giants game, according to the provided source, is on San Diego to win outright with the best odds currently on Fanatics.

The spread for the San Diego Padres is -1.5 with odds of +170. Ray's Expected Slugging has come back down to Earth after a tough July.

In summary, the game looks competitive with Padres having slight recent momentum and the Giants depending on Ray’s solid pitching versus Cortes’s struggles. Betting markets reflect a close matchup with some lean toward Padres given current form.

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