May 31, 2025 7:02 AM EST

Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres 5/31/2025

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The San Diego Padres are 19-9 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates who are 8-21 on the road this season. The Padres 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. Padres starter Dylan Cease is forecasted to have a better game than Pirates starter Bailey Falter. Dylan Cease has a 57% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Bailey Falter has a 45% chance of a QS. If Dylan Cease has a quality start the Padres has a 76% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.9 and he has a 21% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Padres win 59%. In Bailey Falter quality starts the Pirates win 61%. He has a 27% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 61% 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 San Diego Padres is Jackson Merrill who averaged 2.24 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 38% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Padres have a 73% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Andrew McCutchen who averaged 2.09 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 34% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 56% 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

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSan Diego PadresRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road8-21, 28% -922Record at Home19-9, 68% 416San Diego Padres
VS San Diego Padres0-4, 0% -400VS Pittsburgh Pirates4-0, 100% 301San Diego Padres
vs Team .500 or Better11-30, 27% -1634vs Team Under .50021-5, 81% 1077San Diego Padres
Record As Road Underdog6-16, 27% -570Record As Home Favorite16-7, 70% 286San Diego Padres
When Bailey Falter Starts5-6, 45% 117When Dylan Cease Starts6-4, 60% 15Pittsburgh Pirates

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

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSan Diego PadresRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road3-10, 23% -450Record at Home5-5, 50% -221San Diego Padres
VS San Diego Padres0-4, 0% -400VS Pittsburgh Pirates4-0, 100% 301San Diego Padres
vs Team .500 or Better3-15, 17% -1111vs Team Under .50010-6, 62% 181San Diego Padres
Record As Road Underdog3-8, 27% -250Record As Home Favorite5-4, 56% -121San Diego Padres
When Bailey Falter Starts3-2, 60% 258When Dylan Cease Starts2-2, 50% -86Pittsburgh Pirates

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSan Diego PadresRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD9-18, 33% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME11-17, 39% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-8, 33% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-6, 40% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON38-43, 47% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON43-37, 54% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Bailey Falter STARTS5-5, 50% OverOVER-UNDER IN Dylan Cease STARTS5-5, 50% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 19-10, 66% +826 San Diego Padres Home Games: 9-19, 32% -883 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 9-4, 69% +391 San Diego Padres Home Games: 4-6, 40% -8

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 20-9, 69% +364 San Diego Padres Home Games: 17-11, 61% +16 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 10-3, 77% +317 San Diego Padres Home Games: 7-3, 70% +164

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 14-9, 61% + 410 San Diego Padres Home Games: 14-9, 61% + 410 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 7-4, 64% + 260 San Diego Padres Home Games: 3-5, 38% -250

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