San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves odds, picks and predictions

Saturday’s game between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves was postponed by rain and lightning in Atlanta. The game has been added as part of a doubleheader Monday, and the scheduled starters will instead pitch Sunday. The column below was originally published Saturday and has been updated to reflect Sunday’s meeting.

Tea San Diego Padres (23-24) and Atlanta Braves (26-15) play the 2nd game of a 4-game series at Truist Park Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Brave odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Padres lead 1-0

The Padres won 3-1 as +191 road underdogs in the series opener Friday as the Under (8) hit. RHP Matt Waldron allowed 1 run on 5 hits and 2 walks with a career-high 10 K’s in 5 2/3 innings.

Braves 1B Matt Olson had a 2-for-4 outing with an RBI. Atlanta has lost back-to-back home games for the 1st time this season.

Padres at Braves projected starters

RHP Yu Darvish vs. RHP Bryce Elder

Darvish (3-1, 2.43 ERA) makes his 9th start. He has a 0.98 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 8.2 K/9 in 40 2/3 innings.

• Last start: Win, 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 4-0 home victory vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday
• Career vs. Braves: 1-4, 5.30 ERA (35 2/3 IP, 21 ER), 1.51 WHIP in 7 starts — hasn’t faced them since 2022

Elder (1-1, 4.79 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.65 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 7.0 K/9 in 20 2/3 innings.

• Last start: No-decision, 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 6 K in 4-3 loss at New York Mets Sunday
• Career vs. Padres: 0-1, 4.15 ERA (4 1/3 IP, 2 ER), 3 H, 5 BB, 3 K in 1 start, a 2-1 road loss April 17, 2022

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Padres at Braves odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:05 am ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Padres +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Braves -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
• Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Padres +1.5 (-190) | Braves -1.5 (+155)
• Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: +100 | U: -120)

Padres at Braves picks and predictions

Prediction

Braves 4, Padres 3

Moneyline

Tea BRAVES (-120) should bounce back after dropping back-to-back home games for the 1st time this season. Darvish has pitched well this year but has struggled against Atlanta in his career, and Elder has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 3 of 4 starts.

BET BRAVES (-120).

Run line/Against the spread

The Braves have scored just 1 run in each of their last 2 outings. Also, laying -190 for a run of insurance is a losing proposition long term.

PASS. Bet the ML and/or total instead.

Over/Under

Neither offense should be trusted to significantly help this Over hit. The Padres have scored 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 9 games, and the Braves have put up 4 or fewer in 17 of their last 22.

BET UNDER 9 (-120).

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