July 20, 2025 5:22 AM EST

San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals 7/20/2025

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The Washington Nationals are 18-28 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the San Diego Padres who are 21-26 on the road this season. The Nationals 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. Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore is forecasted to have a better game than Padres starter Nick Pivetta. MacKenzie Gore has a 62% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Nick Pivetta has a 49% chance of a QS. If MacKenzie Gore has a quality start the Nationals has a 71% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4 and he has a 28% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Nationals win 58%. In Nick Pivetta quality starts the Padres win 63%. He has a 37% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 63% 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 Washington Nationals is James Wood who averaged 2.31 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 39% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Nationals have a 67% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the San Diego Padres is Manny Machado who averaged 2.07 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 33% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Padres have a 63% 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 PadresRECORDWashington NationalsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road21-26, 45% -311Record at Home18-28, 39% -574San Diego Padres
VS Washington Nationals2-1, 67% 23VS San Diego Padres1-2, 33% -56San Diego Padres
vs Team Under .50032-11, 74% 1273vs Team .500 or Better16-30, 35% -772San Diego Padres
Record as Road Favorite6-9, 40% -502Record as Home Underdog17-19, 47% 265Washington Nationals
When Nick Pivetta Starts10-7, 59% 170When MacKenzie Gore Starts6-11, 35% -451San Diego Padres

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 PadresRECORDWashington NationalsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road2-4, 33% -193Record at Home2-4, 33% -181Washington Nationals
VS Washington Nationals2-1, 67% 23VS San Diego Padres1-2, 33% -56San Diego Padres
vs Team Under .5005-4, 56% 5vs Team .500 or Better4-5, 44% 79Washington Nationals
Record as Road Favorite1-1, 50% -21Record as Home Underdog2-3, 40% -81San Diego Padres
When Nick Pivetta Starts2-2, 50% -57When MacKenzie Gore Starts0-2, 0% -200San Diego Padres

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

San Diego PadresRECORDWashington NationalsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD19-25, 43% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME24-20, 55% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS2-3, 40% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-0, 100% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON41-41, 50% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON37-40, 48% OverOVER
OVER-UNDER IN Nick Pivetta STARTS8-9, 47% OverOVER-UNDER IN MacKenzie Gore STARTS8-9, 47% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 29-18, 62% +1016 Washington Nationals Home Games: 22-24, 48% +29 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 4-2, 67% +92 Washington Nationals Home Games: 2-4, 33% -212

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 29-18, 62% +440 Washington Nationals Home Games: 20-26, 43% -1112 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 4-2, 67% +92 Washington Nationals Home Games: 3-3, 50% -72

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 23-15, 61% + 650 Washington Nationals Home Games: 19-16, 54% + 140 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - San Diego Padres Road Games: 3-2, 60% + 80 Washington Nationals Home Games: 1-4, 20% -340

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