San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals Prediction MLB Picks 7/25/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving San Diego

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Washington

-Recent betting trends in games played between San Diego and Washington

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Padres and Nationals. 

Padres Offense an up the Score

The Padres' offense was sure impressive on Wednesday, scoring 12 runs on the way to the victory. Matt Waldron went six innings, giving up four hits and three runs. The Padres are averaging 4.48 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.31 runs per game. The offense is ranked 13th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 16th. Jurickson Profar has hit 16 home runs and driven in 42 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Padres will be Dylan Cease, who sits with a 9-8 record and an ERA of 3.76. Over his last two starts, he has gone 13 innings and given up zero runs total. The Padres will meet the Orioles after this series.

Why the Padres Will Beat the Nationals

• The Nationals have lost each of their last six home games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
• The Padres have won each of their last five games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
• The Padres have covered the run line in each of their last five road games after playing the previous day.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line each of their last four games at Nationals Park against teams that held a winning record.
• The Padres have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
• The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five games as underdogs.

Nationals Offense Has Struggled 

The Nationals' offense has really struggled the last couple of games, and they are going to need the pitching to be better here. On Wednesday, the pitching also was awful The Nationals are averaging 4.16 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.5 runs per game. The offense is ranked 20th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 20th in the league. CJ Abmas has hit 15 home runs and driven in 49 RBIs. Patrick Corbin, who sits with a 2-9 record and an ERA of 5.35, gets the start for the Nationals. In his last start against the Cincinnati Reds, he went six innings, giving up three hits and one run. The Nats will face the Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Brewers, and Giants following this series.

San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals Prediction

The Padres' offense was strong on Wednesday, and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Corbin is coming off a good start, but he still sits with an ERA of 5.35, and he’s going to get blown up here. Cease has been strong this season and in each of the last two games he has been dominant. The Padres are going to cruise to the victory here. Back the Padres on the run line.