The San Diego Padres (43-47) return to action with a 4-game weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies (48-41) beginning on Friday. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Phillies odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Phillies won 4 of 7 in 2022
After dropping 6 straight games to end June, the Padres turned things around just before the All-Star break, winning 6 of their last 8 games while scoring 52 runs in that span (6.5 per game).
The Phillies dropped their final 2 games leading up to the break, but had been red-hot prior to last weekend. They just had a 30-game stretch in which they went 23-7, putting themselves right back in the mix for a playoff berth.