The San Diego Padres have been good enough to stay in the thick of the National League wild card playoff race. However, the Padres struggle to generate payouts and have not provided reliable betting value in 2024. The Padres have been inconsistent at the plate and on the mound. Consider that for San Diego, the National League West is a one-team division (Los Angeles Dodgers). The second half of the season is a big baseball betting odds question mark for the Padres. A wild card would be nice but will not be easy to attain.
2024 San Diego Padres
| San Diego Padres World Series Championship Odds | +4500 |
|---|---|
| Padres NL Pennant Odds | +2200 |
| NL West Division Odds: | +2800 |
| Win Total: | 83.5 |
2024 San Diego Padres All-Star Break Overview
Overall, at the approach of the All-Star break, the San Diego Padres had a record of 49-47 and were 2nd in the National League West Division. Offensively, San Diego ranked 13th for runs scored, 2nd for batting average, 11th for OPS, 9th for home runs, and 12th for stolen bases. While defensively, San Diego ranked 20th for earned run average, 18th for WHIP, 1st for strikeouts, 12th for quality starts, 14th for fewest errors, and 17th for bullpen ERA. San Diego was -6 on the moneyline and -322 on the run line.
2024 San Diego Padres Manager
Manager Mike Shildt formerly managed the St. Louis Cardinals, where he went 252-199 with three sportsbook playoff appearances in his final three seasons. Also, he was 2019 Manager of the Year.
2024 San Diego Padres Key Players
RHP Dylan Cease has a record of 7-8 with a 4.21 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP in 2024. In turn, the Padres will need more than this in the second half. So far this season, LF Jurickson Profar has 52 runs, 16 doubles, 14 home runs, 59 RBI, and a .891 OPS. Profar has sparked San Diego’s MLB odds wild card contention.
When the San Diego Padres made the playoffs in the 2020 COVID-shortened season, gamblers and media got caught up in the excitement. Hence, for the first time in franchise history, San Diego owners began to spend freely. The Padres seemed serious about the player-salary arms race. However, the Padres never quite met expectations. In 2022, they went 89-73 and lost the NLCS. Last year, San Diego fell to 82-20 and out of the playoff money.
Now, ownership and gamblers have soured on the Padres. San Diego is getting a lukewarm reaction on the future market and their payroll ranks near the middle of MLB.
Last season, the Padres drowned gamblers in red ink. It got to the point where the betting public opposed San Diego because of their poor value. San Diego did turn a small profit on the runline. Following an uninspiring offseason, there is little enthusiasm for the Padres by the betting community.
When the Padres traded Juan Soto to the Yankees in December, they altered their timeline in a big way. They landed pitching pieces that could help them well into the future, and they gained significant payroll flexibility. Also, they undeniably compromised their 2024 roster. Now, the Padres will do their best to thread the needle. San Diego hopes to contend in 2024 while building for success beyond that with the Soto trade. The Padres also sent Trent Grisham to New York, along with Soto, leaving their outfield particularly barren.