The Pittsburgh Pirates battle the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday in MLB betting action at PNC Park.

The Pirates will turn to Paul Maholm and his 6-11 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Padres send Cory Luebke (2-4) to the hill.



View San Diego vs Pittsburgh Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Pirates in this one will find them as -130 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Pirates, most recently No. 13 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Padres, who rate a National League No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Padres rank No. 16 in the National League at 7.8 hits per game. That compares with Pittsburgh’s No. 13 ranking in that category.

Comparing defensive stats, San Diego owns the National League's No. 2-rated road mark, allowing 3.8 runs per game on the highway. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, rates No. 13 in scoring at home.

In their last action, San Diego was a 15-5 Sportsbook on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on San Diego at +126 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (20) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. San Diego ran up the score in their last game on Friday, jumping to a lead and resulting in a 15-5 victory against Pittsburgh.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 8-2
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 2-8
After playing San Diego are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8

A few Padres at Pirates trends to consider:
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
San Diego is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at Pittsburgh, Sunday, August 7