Padres vs Nationals Betting Odds
When: August 12, 2022, at 7:05 p.m. EDT
Venue: Nationals Park – Washington DC
Padres vs Nationals Betting Preview
A National League series gets underway Friday night when the San Diego Padres (63-51, 30-27 away) visit the Washington Nationals (37-76, 17-40 home). This will be the first time Juan Soto and Josh Bell play their former team since being traded. San Diego currently occupies the third NL Wild Card spot and are one game ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. This game will air live on Apple TV+.
Manny Machado, who missed a few weeks with injury, leads the Padres with a .294 batting average, 20 home runs and 65 RBIs. San Diego is hitting .242 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.80 ERA and 1.21 WHIP.
The new look Washington Nationals do not have much offense going on right now. Their major offensive leaders, Juan Soto, and Josh Bell are now in the middle of a playoff race for the San Diego Padres. The Nats are hitting .248 and the pitching staff has posted a 5.31 ERA and 1.48 WHIP.
Padres vs Nationals Betting Trends
Padres
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego’s last 8 games.
- San Diego are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
- San Diego are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Washington.
- San Diego are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego’s last 12 games against an opponent in the National League.
- San Diego are 12-3 SU in their last 15 games played on a Friday.
Nationals
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games.
- Washington are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 7 games against San Diego.
- Washington are 3-14 SU in their last 17 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego.
- Washington are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone OVER in 13 of Washington’s last 20 games against an opponent in the National League West Division.
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Padres vs Nationals Pick & Prediction
Last time out, San Diego won their series against San Francisco with a 13-7 win on Wednesday. The Padres put up six runs in the third inning and seven runs in the sixth inning to get the blowout win. Brandon Drury went 2-5 with one home run, four RBIs and two runs scored in the win. Robert Suarez improved to 3-1 and Yunior Marte fell to 0-1 on the year.
Washington lost their series in Chicago after losing 4-2 on Wednesday. The Nats were leading 2-0 after the top of the seventh inning, but the Cubs scored four in the bottom half of the inning to get the win. Cesar Hernandez went 2-4 with one double and one RBI in the loss. Michael Rucker improved to 1-1, Steve Cishek fell to 1-1 and Rowan Wick saved his sixth game of the season.
Pitching Matchup: Mike Clevinger (3-4, 3.60 ERA, 1.12 WHIP) vs Cory Abbott (0-1, 5.68 ERA, 1.50 WHIP)
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