Braves at Padres prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 27

Opening Day at Petco Park features the Padres hosting the Atlanta Braves.

CY Young winner Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Cy Young hopeful Michael King of San Diego

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Braves at Padres

• Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
• Time: 4:10PM EST
• Site: Petco Park
• City: San Diego, CA
• Network/Streaming: FDSN South

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Odds for the Braves at the Padres

The latest odds as of Wednesday:

• Moneyline: Atlanta Braves (-130), San Diego Padres (+110)
• Spread: Braves -1.5 (+145), Padres +1.5 (-175)
• Total: 7 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Braves at Padres

• Thursday’s pitching matchup (March 27): Chris Sale vs. Michael King
  
  • Braves: Chris Sale
    Spring Training - 5 GP, 19.1 IP, 1-1, 2.79 ERA, 20 Ks
  • Padres: Michael King
    Spring Training - 4GP, 13.2 IP, 1-1, 3.95 ERA, 13Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Padres

• Gavin Sheets hit 6 HRs in 54 ABs in Spring Training for San Diego
• Manny Machado was just 7-33 (.212) in Spring Training for the Padres
• Marcell Ozuna smacked 4 HRs in Spring Training for Atlanta
• Matt Olson hit 3 HRs in Spring Training but had just 9 hits in 49 ABs (.184)

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Expert picks & predictions for Thursday’s game between the Braves and the Padres

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday's game between the Braves and the Padres:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Braves on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Braves -1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 7.

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