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The Pittsburgh Pirates (56-61) will lean on Andrew McCutchen, following a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the San Diego Padres (66-53) on Monday at 9:40 PM ET on SDPA. The Pirates are +136 underdogs for the contest, according to oddsmakers. San Diego’s Joe Musgrove gets the start, and he’ll go against Pittsburgh’s Marco Gonzales.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $32.42
Padres to win vs Pirates -161
Padres vs. Pirates Betting Lines
- Favorite: Padres (-161)
- Underdog: Pirates (+136)
- Over/under: 8
Padres vs. Pirates Betting Insights
- The Padres have been chosen as favorites in 71 games this year and have walked away with the win 41 times (57.7%) in those games.
- This season San Diego has come away with a win 14 times in 22 chances when named as a favorite of at least -161 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 61.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Pirates have been the underdog on the moneyline 70 total times this season. They’ve gone 31-39 in those games.
- Pittsburgh is 10-14 (winning 41.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +136 or longer.
- The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.4% in this matchup.
Padres vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders
- Jurickson Profar leads San Diego in home runs with 19 and runs batted in with 72.
- Profar ranks 36th in MLB in homers, and 19th in RBI.
- Jackson Merrill is batting .291 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .483 this season.
- Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-high batting average of .287, while leading the Pirates in home runs (19) and runs batted in (69).
- Reynolds’ home run total ranks 36th in the majors, and he is 24th in RBI.
- Oneil Cruz is hitting .258 with 24 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 31 walks.
Padres vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The Padres average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
- The Padres have pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
- Padres pitchers have a 1.230 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The Pirates pitching staff ranks 19th in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pittsburgh has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.297).