It didn't take long for Juan Soto to get his revenge against his former team. After being traded just 10 days prior, the Padres crushed the Nationals 10-5 after taking an 8-0 lead by the top of the 5th inning. That was the series opener on Friday, and now they need to bounce back from last night's upset with the 1st game of the day on Sunday. Just as ESPN has the featured night game, Peacock has been featuring 1 game beginning before the entire afternoon slate. As if the Padres weren't already in the spotlight enough recently, they will be even more so today. Along with th is same game parlay, be sure to check out our thoughts on the side and total for all of today's games.
Padres -2.5 (-108)
Over 8.5 total runs (-138)
Josh Bell 2+ total bases (-120)
Parlay odds: +324
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
San Diego Padres -2.5 (-108) over Washington Nationals
This game originally opened' at -120 on the standard -1.5 run line. It almost immediately jumped to around -155, and it's understandable as to why. There is simply too wide of a talent gap between these teams. Last night was quite the letdown spot after Friday's emotional revenge win for Soto, and something that should be taken with a grain of salt. They're in a great position for the NL wildcard, but do need to bounce back.'
After a shaky start with a series against the Dodgers, they closed out their previous series against the Giants by scoring 20 runs across the last 2 games, and dominated to begin this series. Along with Soto, Josh Bell and Brandon Drury have fit in nicely with Manny Machado. They'll need to continue to do so with the recent news of Fernando Tatis Jr's suspension. While that is a huge story on its own, it won't be affecting this game. Instead, it will be the other aforementioned hitters facing the league's worst pitching staff.'