The visiting Padres hope for a solid performance on Friday as they look to steal a win at Nationals Park against the Washington Nationals.

It's a pitching duel between John Lannan for the Nationals (2-5 on the year) and Clayton Richard for San Diego (2-5 so far).



View San Diego vs Washington Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Nationals were listed as -115 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the National League No. 10-rated Nationals and the league No. 14-ranked Padres, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Washington owns the No. 16 ranking for hits in the National League at 7.6 per game. By contrast, the Padres are rated No. 15 in the same category at 7.7 per game.

Comparing defensive stats, San Diego owns the National League's No. 7-rated road mark, allowing 4 runs per game on the highway. Washington, on the other hand, rates No. 12 in scoring at home.

The Padres were a 3-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Cardinals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at +101 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. San Diego rolled to a 3-1 win against St. Louis on Wednesday, as Mat Latos and the Padres' bats led the team to victory at PETCO Park.

Last time out for Washington, they were a 6-4 loser as they battled the Brewers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Brewers at -169 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Nationals were saddled with a loss last time out in Jason Marquis' start, as they lost 6-4 against Milwaukee on Wednesday at Miller Park.


San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Padres at Nationals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
San Diego is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
San Diego at Washington, Saturday, May 28