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The NL Wild Card Series begins Tuesday at 8:38 p.m. ET when the San Diego Padres host the Atlanta Braves live from PETCO Park, and airing on ESPN. San Diego is projected to give the ball to Michael King, while Atlanta has yet to name a starting pitcher. The Braves are underdogs (+131) for this contest with the Padres (-156).
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.82
Padres to win vs Braves -156
Padres vs. Braves Betting Lines
- Favorite: Padres (-156)
- Underdog: Braves (+131)
- Over/under: 7
Padres vs. Braves Betting Insights
- The Padres have been victorious in 61, or 59.8%, of the 102 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season San Diego has come away with a win 30 times in 44 chances when named as a favorite of at least -156 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 60.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Braves have won 13 of the 29 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (44.8%).
- Atlanta has played three times as a moneyline underdog with odds of +131 or longer, and fell in each game.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Braves’ implied win probability is 43.3%.
Padres vs. Braves Hitting Leaders
- Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 158 hits, an OBP of .380 plus a slugging percentage of .459.
- Profar’s home runs put him 42nd in baseball, and he ranks 35th in RBI.
- Manny Machado leads San Diego in home runs (29) and runs batted in (105) this season while batting .275.
- Marcell Ozuna has racked up a team-best batting average of .302, and leads the Braves in home runs (39) and runs batted in (104).
- Among all hitters in the majors, Ozuna is fifth in home runs and 10th in RBI.
- Matt Olson is hitting .247 with 37 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 71 walks.
Padres vs. Braves Pitching Rankings
- The Padres strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
- Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- Padres pitchers have a 1.222 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 9.7 K/9, the first-best in the majors.
- Atlanta has the top team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.49).
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.197).