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The San Diego Padres (-135) visit Nationals Park to take on the Washington Nationals (+110) on May 31, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 pm in Washington, D.C., DC.

This season, the Padres are 32-25 against the spread (ATS), while the Nationals are 38-20 ATS.

Padres vs Nationals Starting Pitchers Today:

• Padres starting pitcher: Griffin Canning 0-3, 7.66 ERA
• Nationals starting pitcher: Zack Littell 4-4, 5.27 ERA

Padres vs. Nationals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

Padres vs Nationals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Padres will win Sunday‘s MLB game with 52.6% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.

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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Padres players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Padres Player Prop Bets Today:

• Gavin Sheets has hit the Home Runs Over in 4 of his last 9 away games (+20.90 Units / 232% ROI)
• Freddy Fermin has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 20 games (+17.30 Units / 69% ROI)
• Manny Machado has hit the Singles Under in 21 of his last 25 games (+15.90 Units / 48% ROI)
• Jackson Merrill has hit the Hits Under in 15 of his last 20 games (+14.60 Units / 57% ROI)
• Freddy Fermin has hit the Total Bases Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+12.45 Units / 46% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Nationals players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Nationals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Keibert Ruiz has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 6 games at home (+20.40 Units / 340% ROI)
• Jose Tena has hit the Singles Under in 17 of his last 20 games (+13.10 Units / 47% ROI)
• Luis Garcia has hit the Hits Under in 15 of his last 25 games at home (+12.72 Units / 42% ROI)
• James Wood has hit the Total Bases Over in 18 of his last 25 games at home (+11.30 Units / 37% ROI)
• Luis Garcia has hit the Runs Under in his last 10 games at home (+10.00 Units / 60% ROI)

Padres Best Bets Today:

• The San Diego Padres have hit the Moneyline in 16 of their last 24 away games (+8.75 Units / 32% ROI)
• The San Diego Padres have hit the Team Total Under in 25 of their last 40 games (+8.30 Units / 18% ROI)
• The San Diego Padres have hit the Game Total Under in 16 of their last 25 games (+6.05 Units / 22% ROI)
• The San Diego Padres have covered the Run Line in 28 of their last 50 games (+5.80 Units / 9% ROI)
• The San Diego Padres have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 4 of their last 5 away games (+3.85 Units / 73% ROI)

Nationals Best Bets Today:

• The Washington Nationals have hit the Game Total Over in 24 of their last 35 games at home (+14.40 Units / 37% ROI)
• The Washington Nationals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 28 of their last 40 games (+13.90 Units / 28% ROI)
• The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 33 of their last 50 games (+13.25 Units / 22% ROI)
• The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 22 of their last 40 games (+11.65 Units / 28% ROI)
• The Washington Nationals have hit the Moneyline in 27 of their last 50 games (+11.35 Units / 22% ROI)

Padres Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Padres are 30-25 against the Run Line (+2.15 Units / 2.82% ROI).

• 32-25 when betting on the Moneyline for +4.3 Units / 6.13% ROI
• 24-31 when betting on the total runs Over for -10 Units / -15.91% ROI
• 31-24 when betting on the total runs Under for +4.7 Units / 7.5% ROI

Nationals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Nationals are 38-20 against the Run Line (+11.75 Units / 14.06% ROI).

• 30-29 when betting on the Moneyline for +10.7 Units / 17.85% ROI
• 37-19 when betting on the total runs Over for +16.3 Units / 25.06% ROI
• 19-37 when betting on the total runs Under for -21.5 Units / -33.18% ROI

Nationals vs Padres Home Run Prop Bets Today

Nationals vs Padres Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Nationals vs Padres Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Padres Keys to the Game vs. the Nationals

The Padres are 24-1 (.960) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — tied for 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .893.

The Padres are 14-10 (.583) after a loss this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .468.

The Padres are 19-1 (.950) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .791.

The Padres are 13-1 (.929) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .752.

Nationals Keys to the Game vs. the Padres

The Nationals are just 0-25 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .056.

The Nationals are just 11-17 (.393) at home this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .528.

The Nationals are just 22-6 (.786) when leading entering the 7th inning this season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .859.

The Nationals are 24-5 (.828) when allowing 4 or fewer runs this season — tied for 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .720.

Padres Hitting Stats & Trends

The Padres are batting just .218 this season — lowest in MLB.

The Padres are batting just .210 at home this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Padres are batting just .208 against starting pitchers this season — lowest in MLB.

Padres hitters have an OPS of just .659 (2,079 PA’s) this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Nationals Hitting Stats & Trends

The Nationals are batting just .182 when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — lowest in MLB.

The Nationals have scored 2.00 runs per game (118/59) in late innings this season — best in MLB.

The Nationals have scored 104 runs in late innings this season — most in MLB.

Nationals hitters have an OPS of just .497 (129 PA’s) against pitchers who have thrown at least 80 pitches in a game this season — lowest in MLB.

Padres Pitching Stats & Trends

Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Padres pitchers this season — tied for 2nd highest in MLB.

Padres pitchers have walked 11% of batters when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — tied for 3rd highest in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Padres pitchers this season — 5th best in MLB.

The longest HR allowed by the Padres pitchers this season traveled 433.8 feet — — shortest in MLB

Nationals Pitching Stats & Trends

Nationals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 38% with two-strikes this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Nationals pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 90.1 MPH (1,574 batted balls) this season — tied for highest in MLB.

The Nationals have allowed 6.29 runs per game (176/28) at home this season — highest in MLB.

The Nationals pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 90.1 MPH this season (1,574 balls in play) — tied for highest in MLB

More MLB Reading:

• Home Run Predictions Today
• Best NRFI Bets Today
• Strikeout Props Today
• MLB Starting Pitchers Today

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