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Pittsburgh Pirates
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San Diego Padres

Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 23, 11:02PM UTC

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MLB
Petco Park, San Diego
Outdoor
Tue 25 Aug 2026, 1:40AM
4
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
San Diego Padres Moneyline +100

The model graded 4 markets for Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres (MLB) and this is the one it backs hardest — a lean, not a lock. A $100 bet returns about $200 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Tue 25 Aug 2026, 1:40AM at Petco Park.

Our confidenceLean
Chance to win52.3%
The price says50.0%
Best price+100
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline San Diego Padres Lean52% chance +100
Spread Lean58% chance
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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This gameBets like this sit in our formula’s best MLB market — 877 of 1,754 right (mlb total-runs unders)
This bet type · last timeAug 22
Under 5.5
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Moneyline
San Diego Padres
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Market intelligence for this game

Line move · best book · closing line
The market drifted away from San Diego Padres on this game.

Line movement

▼ moved toward San Diego Padres
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Who's out

Injuries & availability

Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Konnor Griffin SSOut
  • Endy Rodriguez COut
  • Ryan O'Hearn RFOut
  • Mitch Keller SPOut

Probable pitcher

Lake Bachar SP

San Diego Padres

  • Casey Mize SPDay-to-day
  • Nick Pivetta SPOut
  • Joe Musgrove SPOut
  • Jason Adam RPOut
  • Miguel Andujar DHOut
  • Samad Taylor LFOut
  • Lucas Giolito SPOut
  • Ramon Laureano LFOut
  • Bryan Hoeing RPOut

Probable pitcher

Walker Buehler SP
Availability updated Aug 23, 8:10PM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & availability impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 13 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability13 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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Betting angles

2 markets live
MoneylineSan Diego Padres to win+100
52%model win %
3-2L5 record
L5 RF2.6L5 RA1.0Home L54-1vs Pittsburgh Pirates L53-2Free board15-6

San Diego Padres moneyline vs Pittsburgh Pirates is live and our model makes it 52% (LEAN); L5 record 3-2.

Run LineSan Diego Padres run line+1.5 -167
62%cover %
+0.9proj. margin
L5 RF2.6L5 RA1.0Home L54-1vs Pittsburgh Pirates L53-2

San Diego Padres spread vs Pittsburgh Pirates is live and our model makes it 62% (LEAN); proj. margin +0.9.

Total RunsGame total · San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh PiratesNo line posted

San Diego Padres total runs form: last five 3-2, 2.6 runs/gm.

Team Total RunsSan Diego Padres team totalNo line posted
1.7runs we expect
L5 RF2.6L5 RA1.0Home L54-1vs Pittsburgh Pirates L53-2

San Diego Padres team total runs form: last five 3-2, 2.6 runs/gm.

Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres — what the model found

Our model graded 4 betting markets for Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres — 4 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

4
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 4 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres — recent results

San Diego Padres have won 3 of their last 5 games; Pittsburgh Pirates have won 2 of their last 5.

San Diego Padres — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W7–5MINHome
W6–2MINHome
L2–4NYMAway
W5–2NYMAway
L1–2NYMAway
Pittsburgh Pirates — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L4–5LADAway
L3–4LADAway
W4–3DETHome
W4–1DETHome
L5–8DETHome

Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres — recent meetings

These two have met 3 times recently: San Diego Padres won 2, Pittsburgh Pirates won 1.

DateSan Diego PadresPittsburgh PiratesWinner
Apr 882San Diego Padres
Apr 717Pittsburgh Pirates
Apr 650San Diego Padres

Who’s out or in doubt

13 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

San Diego Padres
PlayerStatus
Casey Mize SPDAY-TO-DAY
Nick Pivetta SPOUT
Joe Musgrove SPOUT
Jason Adam RPOUT
Miguel Andujar DHOUT
Samad Taylor LFOUT
Lucas Giolito SPOUT
Ramon Laureano LFOUT
Pittsburgh Pirates
PlayerStatus
Konnor Griffin SSOUT
Endy Rodriguez COUT
Ryan O'Hearn RFOUT
Mitch Keller SPOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres — where the money went

Since betting opened on Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres, the market has moved away from San Diego Padres across the main game markets.

BetWhat the money did
Moneyline — San Diego Padres▼ Money drifted off this
Moneyline — Pittsburgh Pirates▲ Money came for this
Spread — Pittsburgh Pirates -1▲ Money came for this
Spread — San Diego Padres 1▼ Money drifted off this
Total Points — Over 7.5▲ Money came for this
Total Points — Under 7.5▼ Money drifted off this
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Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres — model preview

Our Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres prediction for August 24, 2026, plus every bet we like in the game and how confident we are in each.

On August 24, 2026 our model has run Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates: San Diego Padres +1.5 (-167), which we rate LEAN confidence. We walk through all 1 bets we like in this game below. Everything below is our own number against the price the book is offering, written in plain English with how confident we are in words.

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Pirates vs Padres, or as Padres vs Pirates. The next scheduled game is Tuesday 25 August 2026 at Petco Park. The model has generated 4 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

Last time they played

Final scores · last 3 meetings
San Diego Padres 2–1 across the last 3 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
8 Apr 2026San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates2–8San Diego Padres
7 Apr 2026San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates7–1Pittsburgh Pirates
6 Apr 2026San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates0–5San Diego Padres
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