Baseball bettors look for value at PETCO Park on Friday as host San Diego battles the Washington Nationals in baseball odds action.

Jason Marquis, with a record of 6-2 on the season, gets the ball for the Nationals, while the Padres trot Mat Latos to the mound in this one. He is 4-6 so far in 2011.



View Washington vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Padres as -150 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 6.5.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Padres at No. 15 in the National League and the Nationals at No. 14 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Diego's No. 16-rated National League offense, averaging 3.5 runs per game, against a Nationals defense that ranks No. 7 in the National League at 4 in runs allowed per game. The Padres have averaged 7.8 hits per game so far, more than Nationals batters have averaged on the year (7.7 hits per game).

Washington brings the National League's No. 7-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Padres' league No. 4-ranked defense.

Washington was a 7-3 loser in its last match on the road against the Padres. They lost as +117 underdogs, while the total score of 10 made winners of OVER bettors. Washington suffered a 7-3 loss against San Diego on Thursday, as Livan Hernandez wasn't able to lead his team to victory at PETCO Park.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Nationals at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games


Next up:
Washington at San Diego, Saturday, June 11