May 03, 2025 7:00 AM EST

San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates 5/3/2025

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are 7-10 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the San Diego Padres who are 6-7 on the road this season. The Pirates have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Pirates starter Bailey Falter is forecasted to have a better game than Padres starter Randy Vasquez. Bailey Falter has a 41% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Randy Vasquez has a 31% chance of a QS. If Bailey Falter has a quality start the Pirates has a 81% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.1 and he has a 28% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Pirates win 65%. In Randy Vasquez quality starts the Padres win 73%. He has a 7% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 73% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Matt Gorski who averaged 4.95 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 100% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 57% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the San Diego Padres is Fernando Tatis who averaged 2.69 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 47% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Padres have a 57% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: San Diego Padres

San Diego PadresRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-7, 46% -151Record at Home7-10, 41% -299San Diego Padres
VS Pittsburgh Pirates1-0, 100% 65VS San Diego Padres0-1, 0% -100San Diego Padres
vs Team Under .5008-3, 73% 297vs Team .500 or Better3-13, 19% -825San Diego Padres
Record as Road Favorite2-2, 50% -67Record as Home Underdog4-5, 44% -2Pittsburgh Pirates
When Randy Vasquez Starts2-4, 33% -185When Bailey Falter Starts2-4, 33% -141Pittsburgh Pirates

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: San Diego Padres

San Diego PadresRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-7, 46% -151Record at Home7-10, 41% -299San Diego Padres
VS Pittsburgh Pirates1-0, 100% 65VS San Diego Padres0-1, 0% -100San Diego Padres
vs Team Under .5004-3, 57% -85vs Team .500 or Better3-13, 19% -825San Diego Padres
Record as Road Favorite2-2, 50% -67Record as Home Underdog4-5, 44% -2Pittsburgh Pirates
When Randy Vasquez Starts1-4, 20% -305When Bailey Falter Starts2-3, 40% -41Pittsburgh Pirates

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

San Diego PadresRECORDPittsburgh PiratesRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD7-6, 54% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME10-6, 62% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS7-6, 54% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS10-6, 62% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON41-41, 50% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON43-38, 53% OverOVER
OVER-UNDER IN Randy Vasquez STARTS1-5, 17% OverOVER-UNDER IN Bailey Falter STARTS4-1, 80% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 8-5, 62% +125 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 9-8, 53% +243 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 8-5, 62% +125 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 9-8, 53% +243

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 8-5, 62% +134 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 8-9, 47% -248 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 8-5, 62% +134 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 8-9, 47% -248

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 8-5, 62% + 250 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 8-8, 50% -80 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 8-5, 62% + 250 Pittsburgh Pirates Home Games: 8-8, 50% -80

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