San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves NL Wild Card Game 2 odds, tips and betting trends

The San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves hit the field for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday at 8:38 p.m. ET at PETCO Park. The Padres have a 1-0 series lead.

The Padres are a home favorite (-120) against the Braves (+100). The Padres are set to send out Joe Musgrove (6-5, 3.88 ERA) versus the Braves and Max Fried (11-10, 3.25 ERA).

Here is what you need to get ready for this playoff contest between the Padres and Braves, including viewing options.

San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Padres (-120, bet $120 to win $100)
• Underdog: Braves (+100, bet $100 to win $100)
• Over/under: 6.5

Padres vs. Braves: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
• Game Time: 8:38 p.m. ET
• Stadium: PETCO Park
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Padres stats and trends

Padres betting records

• The Padres have won 62, or 60.2%, of the 103 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• This season San Diego has won 47 of its 82 games, or 57.3%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Padres, based on the moneyline, is 54.5%.
• San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 82 of its 163 games with a total this season.
• The Padres have an ATS record of 83-79-0 in 162 games with a spread this season.

Joe Musgrove (Padres probable starter)

• The Padres are sending Musgrove (6-5) to the mound to make his 20th start of the season. He is 6-5 with a 3.88 ERA and 101 strikeouts through 99 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the right-hander threw 6 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.88, with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opponents are batting .251 against him.
• Musgrove is trying to build on a third-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Musgrove will try to go five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
• In five of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
• The opposing Braves offense has a collective .243 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 1332 total hits and 15th in MLB action with 704 runs scored. It has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.415) and ranks fourth in home runs (213) in all of MLB.

Padres batting stats

• The Padres’ 190 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for San Diego have a combined .420 slugging percentage this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
• No team has a better batting average than the .263 AVG the Padres have posted this season.
• San Diego is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 760 total runs this season.
• The Padres have an OBP of .324 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
• San Diego is the best at avoiding strikeouts in MLB this season with only 1077 as a team.

Braves stats and trends

Braves betting records

• The Braves have been victorious in 13, or 43.3%, of the 30 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Atlanta has a mark of 4-12 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +100 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 50% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Atlanta has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 59 of 163 chances this season.
• The Braves have posted a record of 75-87-0 against the spread this season.

Max Fried (Braves probable starter)

• The Braves are sending Fried (11-10) to make his 30th start of the season. He is 11-10 with a 3.25 ERA and 166 strikeouts through 174 1/3 innings pitched.
• His last appearance was on Friday against the Kansas City Royals, when the lefty tossed 8 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
• In 29 games this season, the 30-year-old has put up a 3.25 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .226 to his opponents.
• Fried is trying to build upon a third-game quality start streak in this outing.
• Fried will look to build upon an 11-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging six innings per outing).
• He has had six appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
• He will face a Padres offense that ranks first in the league with 1456 total hits (on a .263 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .420 (seventh in the league) with 190 total home runs (10th in MLB play).
• Head-to-head against the Padres this season, Fried has thrown 4 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on nine hits while striking out two.
• The 30-year-old ranks 14th in ERA (3.25), 26th in WHIP (1.164), and 26th in K/9 (8.6) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Braves batting stats

• The Braves average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fourth in baseball with 213 total home runs.
• So far this year, Atlanta’s .415 slugging percentage is ninth-best in the majors.
• The Braves rank 15th in MLB with a .243 batting average.
• The offense for Atlanta is the No. 15 offense in MLB, scoring 4.3 runs per game (704 total runs).
• The Braves are 16th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .309.