Braves vs. Padres odds, tips and betting trends - USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire

At Truist Park on Sunday, the San Diego Padres (23-24) face the Atlanta Braves (26-15), with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET.

The Braves are a tight favorite (-118 moneyline odds to win) when they play the Padres (-102). The Braves will start Bryce Elder (1-1) against the Padres and Yu Darvish (3-1).

Sunday, the Padres picked up a 3-1 win over the Braves, with Matt Waldron (5.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 10 K) earning the win for the Padres. Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-4 to lead the offensive showing. Max Fried (4.1 IP, 3 R, 9 H, 2 K) was handed the loss for the Braves.

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Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Braves (-118, bet $118 to win $100)
• Underdog: Padres (-102, bet $102 to win $100)
• Over/under: 9

Braves vs. Padres: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Sunday, May 19, 2024
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Stadium: Truist Park
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Braves stats and trends

Braves betting records

• The Braves have entered the game as favorites 38 times this season and won 26, or 68.4%, of those games.
• Atlanta is 25-12 this season when entering a game favored by -118 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 54.1% chance of a victory for the Braves.
• Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 12 of its 41 games with a total this season.
• In 40 games with a spread this season, the Braves are 20-20-0 ATS.

Bryce Elder (Braves probable starter)

• The Braves are sending Elder (1-1) to the mound for his fifth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.79 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out came on Sunday against the New York Mets, when the righty threw 5 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
• In four games this season, the 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.79, with 7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .317 against him.
• The opposing Padres offense has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and ranks 12th in MLB play with 48 home runs. It has a collective .255 batting average, and is fourth in MLB with 405 total hits and ninth in MLB action scoring 214 runs.

Braves batting stats

• The Braves have hit 43 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
• Hitters for Atlanta have a combined .411 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
• The Braves have a team batting average of .254 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.
• Atlanta ranks 17th in the majors with 194 total runs scored this season.
• The Braves are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .326.
• Atlanta ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.

Padres stats and trends

Padres betting records

• The Padres have won in nine, or 47.4%, of the 19 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This year, San Diego has won seven of 14 games when listed as at least -102 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 50.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with San Diego has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 24 of 47 chances this season.
• The Padres are 24-22-0 against the spread in their 46 games that had a posted line this season.

Yu Darvish (Padres probable starter)

• Darvish (3-1 with a 2.43 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Padres, his ninth of the season.
• The right-hander’s last time out was on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
• The 37-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.43, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season. Opponents have a .192 batting average against him.
• Darvish enters the outing with two quality starts under his belt this year.
• Darvish will look to prolong a five-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging five innings per outing).
• He will try for his fourth straight appearance without allowing an earned run.
• The opposing Braves offense has a collective .254 batting average, and is 22nd in the league with 356 total hits and 17th in MLB action with 194 runs scored. They have the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.411) and are 18th in all of MLB with 43 home runs.

Padres batting stats

• The Padres are 12th in MLB play with 48 home runs. They average one per game.
• So far this season, San Diego’s .395 slugging percentage is 10th-best in the majors.
• The Padres have the fifth-best batting average in the league (.255).
• San Diego is the ninth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.6 runs per game (214 total).
• The Padres are seventh in the majors with an on-base percentage of .323.

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