The San Diego Padres will do battle against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PETCO Park. This NL showdown gets going at 10:10 p.m. ET and you can watch the game on both ATPT and FSSD.
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres Odds
The Pirates have gone 38-42 SU this year and are 36-44 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 6.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 10.9 units ATS. Pittsburgh has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Padres, on the other hand, are 36-47 SU and 41-42 ATS. The team’s lost 2.7 units for moneyline bettors and 14.1 units ATS. San Diego has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven games and the under has cashed in five of those seven.
Padres games have had an over/under record of 37-44-2 so far in 2018. The Pirates have an over/under record of 37-36-7.
San Diego’s pitching staff has yielded 4.5 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 4.57 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.53 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.5 K/9.
The San Diego hitters are putting up 3.7 runs per outing, including 2.7 per game over its last 10 games and 2.8 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .231/.290/.343 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Padres’ hitters have been led by first baseman Eric Hosmer and outfielder Jose Pirela. Hosmer is hitting .272/.347/.437 with nine home runs, 36 RBIs and 36 runs scored, and Pirela is hitting .260 with 80 hits, 25 RBIs and 43 runs.
In the other dugout, Pittsburgh’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.23 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 7.66 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.15, along with a K/9 of 9.56.
The Pirates offense has slashed .248/.321/.400 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game this year, including 2.9 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Pittsburgh’s hitters have been led by outfielders Corey Dickerson and Starling Marte, who have combined to belt 14 home runs. Dickerson is hitting .301/.338/.445 with five home runs, 32 RBIs and 33 runs scored. Marte is hitting .270/.323/.452 with nine homers, 34 RBIs, 42 runs and 17 steals.
The Padres have gained 3.8 units and are 32-25 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in 23 of those games, compared to 32 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers.
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Pirates, O/U – OVER
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Pittsburgh has recorded eight extra-base hits over its last five contests. San Diego has 11 XBH over its last five.
The Pirates have hit six home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit five over their last 10.
Pittsburgh has averaged 17.7 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 contests and 18.8 over its last five.
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