PETCO Park hosts an MLB battle between the San Diego Padres and the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday.
The San Diego Padres will rely on Tyson Ross to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Doug Fister will be his counterpart for the Washington Nationals. Tyson Ross is 1-3 this season, and Doug Fister is 2-1.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The moneyline was hovering in the range of -104 for the San Diego Padres in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 6.5 at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.6-4.9 result in favor of the Nationals. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The San Diego Padres bring a 18-17 record to the battle against the 19-16 Nationals. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Diego vs Washington injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the San Diego Padres at No. 22 and the Washington Nationals at No. 10 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up San Diego Padres No. 10 ranked offense (4.6 runs per game) against a Washington Nationals defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 17 at 4.43 runs allowed per game. The San Diego Padres have been averaging 8.8 hits per game, more than the Washington Nationals have managed so far this season (8.71 hits on average).
San Diego owns the No. 23 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Washington's No. 17-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Nationals enjoyed a 9-6 victory at the expense of the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, with Gio Gonzalez throwing 1 innings of 2-hit ball at Chase Field.
San Diego rolled to a 4-2 win against Seattle on Wednesday, as James Shields and the Padres' bats led the team to victory at Safeco Field.
- Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
- Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 12 games on the road
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games
- San Diego is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home
- San Diego is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Next Betting Matchups
Washington at San Diego, Friday, May 15th
