Padres vs. Nationals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Sept. 9

The Washington Nationals will try to stop a six-game losing streak when visiting the San Diego Padres at 4:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Walker Buehler (8-6, 4.56 ERA) will start for the Padres, who are 77-68 this season and third in the NL West. Jackson Kent (1-3, 5.55 ERA) is starting for the Nationals, who are 67-80 and fifth in the NL East.

At home, the Padres are favored to win on the moneyline (-192) over the Nationals (+154). The game has an over/under set at 8 runs.

Padres vs. Nationals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
• Game time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• Location: San Diego, California
• Stadium: Petco Park
• Favorite: Padres (-192)
• Underdog: Nationals (+154)
• Over/under: 8

How to Watch Padres vs. Nationals

• TV Channel: SDPA and NATS
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Padres vs. Nationals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Padres have won 57.4% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (39-29).
• Washington has been victorious in 48, or 42.1%, of the 114 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• San Diego has entered five games this season favored by -192 or more, and won each of those games.
• This season, the Nationals have come away with a win seven times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +154 or longer on the moneyline.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Padres have an implied win probability of 65.8%.
• The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 39.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Padres vs. Nationals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Padres have had an over/under set by bookmakers 145 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 63 of those games (63-77-5).
• Games involving Washington have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 76 of 147 chances this season.
• The Padres have an 81-64-0 record ATS this season (covering 55.9% of the time).
• The Nationals are 84-63-0 against the spread in their 147 games that had a posted line this season.