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San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: May 20, 2024 at 6:20 PM ET

Venue: Truist Park — Atlanta, Georgia

Article updated May 20, 6:35 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The San Diego Padres are traveling to play the Atlanta Braves at the Truist Park stadium on Monday, 5/20/2024 @ 6:20pm EST. Randy Vasquez (ERA: 6.32) will be the starting

Game outlook

The San Diego Padres are traveling to play the Atlanta Braves at the Truist Park stadium on Monday, 5/20/2024 @ 6:20pm EST. Randy Vasquez (ERA: 6.32) will be the starting pitcher for Padres and Chris Sale (ERA: 2.54) will be starting for Braves. Atlanta is the betting favorite opening at -225 and the current line is Atlanta -245.

Padres vs Braves Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Braves to win tonight's game by 2 points and the total to go over 8.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: San Diego 4 to Atlanta 6

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw predicts Atlanta Braves to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Atlanta will win straight-up is 71%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Atlanta Braves to win and the total score to be 8.5.

OddsShark predicts Atlanta will win and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

San Diego Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 7, San Diego is ranked #8 in offense (scoring an average of 4.65 per game), #16 in defense (allowing an average of 4.35 points to be scored against them per game) and are 25-24 this season.

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Atlanta Key Betting Stats

Atlanta Braves has a power ranking of 19 and are #9 for offense (scoring an average of 4.64 per game), #7 for defense (giving up an average of 3.74 points per game) and 94-68 overall. San Diego went 0-3 in their last 3 matchups against Atlanta.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Padres vs Braves archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Padres vs Braves matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · San Diego Padres+190 → +210Moved
  • Moneyline · Atlanta Braves-225 → -245Moved
  • Spread · San Diego Padres+1.5 (-108) → +1.5 (+107)Moved
  • Spread · Atlanta Braves-1.5 (-110) → -1.5 (-124)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

San Diego Padres
91-71 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Atlanta Braves
94-68 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-05-20T10:35:07.781Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-05-20San Diego Padres 6 · Atlanta Braves 5
  • 2024-05-19San Diego Padres 9 · Atlanta Braves 1
  • 2024-05-17San Diego Padres 3 · Atlanta Braves 1
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Atlanta Braves defeated San Diego Padres 3-0

Atlanta Braves defeated San Diego Padres 3-0 on May 20, 2024, a 3-run decision in the series. Atlanta Braves' strongest period was the 1st inning, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded San Diego Padres +1.5 (+107) spread, Atlanta Braves covered, while the 3 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 8.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversMoneyline · Atlanta Braves -223Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Atlanta Braves -220Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · San Diego Padres +188Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Loss