Padres vs. Red Sox prediction: Odds, recent stats, trends, and best bets for April 3

After a disappointing road trip to start the season, the Boston Red Sox (1-5) look to get their season on track with their home opener against the San Diego Padres (2-4). Michael King gets the start for San Diego and Sonny Gray takes the ball for the Red Sox. Each is making his second start of the young season.

Gray was less than good in his first appearance allowing three earned runs in four innings in a 6-5 11-inning loss to the Reds. King was solid, allowing one run and just one hit over five innings in a 5-2 loss to Detroit. The issue thus far for Boston has been the lack of offense.

As a team the Sox are hitting . 208 and have scored just 17 runs in six games. The Padres have been better, but barely, scoring 19 runs in their first six games while batting just .

202. Lets dive into this afternoon’s matchup and the opener of this three-game series and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.