Padres vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 7, 2024

The San Diego Padres (61-52) are -147 favorites for their Wednesday matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-55). Michael King gets the ball for the Padres and will look to earn his 10th win of the campaign. King will get the ball for San Diego while Pittsburgh will counter with Marco Gonzales.

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Money Line

Padres to win vs Pirates -147

Bet $20, Payout $33.61

Padres vs. Pirates Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Padres (-147)
  • Underdog: Pirates (+123)
  • Over/under: 8

Padres vs. Pirates Betting Insights

  • The Padres have been victorious in 36, or 55.4%, of the 65 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • San Diego has a record of 18-10 when favored by -147 or more this year.
  • The Padres have an implied victory probability of 59.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
  • The Pirates have gone 31-34 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.7% of those games).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer, Pittsburgh has a record of 14-16 (46.7%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Pirates a 44.8% chance to win.

Padres vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

  • Jurickson Profar leads San Diego in home runs (19) and runs batted in (71) this season while batting .300.
  • Of all hitters in baseball, Profar’s home run total places him 28th and his RBI tally ranks him 17th.
  • Luis Arraez leads San Diego in batting with a .305 average while slugging three homers and driving in 29 runs.
  • Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates with 19 home runs and 66 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .289.
  • In all of MLB, Reynolds ranks 28th in home runs and 25th in RBI.
  • Oneil Cruz is batting .255 with 23 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 29 walks.

Padres vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

  • The Padres average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
  • The Padres have the 16th-ranked ERA (4.01) in the majors this season.
  • The Padres have a combined WHIP of just 1.226 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
  • The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 20th in MLB.
  • Pittsburgh has a 3.83 team ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Pirates have the 19th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.282).