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The San Diego Padres (62-52) will look to Donovan Solano, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-56) on Thursday at 12:35 PM ET on MLB Network. The Padres are -106 underdogs for the contest, according to oddsmakers. Luis Ortiz takes the mound for Pittsburgh while Randy Vasquez is San Diego’s starter for the contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $37.54
Pirates to win vs Padres -114
Pirates vs. Padres Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-114)
- Underdog: Padres (-106)
- Over/under: 8
Pirates vs. Padres Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been favorites in 44 games this season and have come away with the win 24 times (54.5%) in those contests.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 21-19 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -114 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 53.3% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Padres have won 53.2% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (25-22).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer, San Diego has a 24-19 record (winning 55.8% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Padres have an implied win probability of 51.5%.
Pirates vs. Padres Hitting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 19, runs batted in with 66 and his batting average of .286 is also best on his team.
- Including all hitters in MLB, Reynolds is 28th in homers and 25th in RBI.
- Oneil Cruz has 96 hits and an OBP of .308 to go with a slugging percentage of .462 this season.
- Jurickson Profar paces the Padres in home runs (19) and runs batted in (71).
- Among all batters in MLB, Profar is 28th in home runs and 17th in RBI.
- Luis Arraez has a club-leading .305 batting average.
Pirates vs. Padres Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 3.85 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.284 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective 9.1 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
- San Diego has a 3.98 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Padres pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in MLB (1.222).