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

Clayton Richard gets the call for the San Diego Padres and he will try to build on a 2-7 mark. In the other dugout, John Lannan brings a 3-5 ledger to the game for the Nationals as he tries to quiet the Padres bats.



View Washington vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Padres in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -120 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Padres, most recently No. 15 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Nationals, who rate a National League No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Nationals rank No. 16 in the National League at 7.6 hits per game. That compares with San Diego’s No. 15 ranking in that category.

San Diego owns the National League's No. 4 defense, allowing 3.7 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Washington's National League No. 7-rated defense.

In their last action, Washington was a 2-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Padres. Bettors on Washington at +132 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Nationals enjoyed a 2-1 victory at the expense of the Padres on Friday, with Jason Marquis throwing 6 innings of 3-hit ball at PETCO Park.




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

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Washington are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

A few Nationals at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games on the road
Washington is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
San Diego is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
San Diego is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington


Next up:
Washington at San Diego, Sunday, June 12