The San Diego Padres (62-52) and Pittsburgh Pirates (56-56) play the middle contest of a 3-game series Wednesday. First pitch from PNC Park is at 6:40 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Pirates odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Padres lead 1-0
The Padres opened the series with a 6-0 win Tuesday, cashing as moderate road favorites (-159) as the Under (7.5) connected. San Diego had RHP Dylan Cease pitch for just 1 inning before the rain came, leading to a 3-hour delay. DH Donovan Solano had 4 hits (all singles) with 4 RBIs in 5 at-bats.
San Diego has won 3 in a row, and 12 of the past 14 games, while going 8-1 in the past 9 on the road. The Under has cashed in 3 of the past 4 outings.