The playoff race is heating up! With 15 games on today’s Sunday slate, we’ve asked the AI Model for three of its favorite plays of the slate. Here’s one of three bets you’ll want to consider today at top-rated sportsbooks.

MLB Pick

• Over 8 (-110) at Bet365 (check our Bet365 Review)

San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres

Sunday, September 08, 2024 – 04:10 PM ET at Petco Park

The AI Model believes the Padres will escape the Giants with a 4.8-4.1 win at home. That’s nearly nine runs, but we can get the Over 8. Therefore, while backing the Padres is good value, the Over 8 is even better.

The Padres Can Attack Tristan Beck

The San Francisco Giants will pitch Tristan Beck today. Beck is a right-handed pitcher with a small sample size of just 15 batters faced.

However, of those 15 batters, his six righties faced have hit a .600 ISO and wOBA of .613. Again, it’s a small sample size, but righties like Manny Machado should take advantage of Beck’s early struggles on the big league mound.

Lefties Can Hit Musgrove!

There won’t be nearly as many runs scored by the Giants. However, the lefties can also take advantage of right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove. Musgrove has allowed 46.4% of fly balls and has induced only 35.7% of ground balls against lefties in the last 30 days.

San Francisco’s lefties have combined to hit a .181 ISO, proving there’s some power that the Giants can show in today’s game.

The Pick

The Padres might score more runs, but if the Giants add a couple, this game should result in enough runs to hit the Over.

MLB Pick: Over 8 (-110) at Bet365

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