
San Diego Padres
No MLB team covered the run line more often than the Padres in 2026: 93 times in 162. On the moneyline, the Padres made their season late, 35-17 over August and September.
The best run line in baseball
The San Diego Padres covered the run line in 93 of 162 games in the 2026 regular season, 57.4%, and no team did better. Most of it came getting the runs: plus 1.5 in 85 games, they covered 57, 67.1%, against a league rate of 58.2% for that bet. Laying 1.5 as favorites they covered 30 of 67, 44.8%, against 43.1% for MLB favorites at that line.
The moneyline, and the finish
They went 91-71, and the moneyline on all 162, at a unit a game, returned 10.32 units; three teams returned more. As favorites, 51-29 and 6.09 units, with two teams ahead. At home, 51-30 and 10.63 units; away, 39-40 and 0.23 down; the two games at a neutral site split.
From May to July they went 37-43 and lost 6.62 units. Then 17-11 in August for 4.24 and 18-6 in September for 7.98.
The NL West
They went 32-20 against the division for 7.01 units. The Colorado Rockies went 2-11 against them (3.95 units to Padres backers) and the San Francisco Giants 4-9 (2.77). The Arizona Diamondbacks series went 7-6 their way for 0.59. The Los Angeles Dodgers won eight of 13, yet backing the Padres there lost only 0.30, because two of the five wins came at +194 and +184. Outside the division, the Philadelphia Phillies beat them all six times.
The Seattle Mariners and the Miami Marlins were both swept 6-0, worth 6.73 and 4.99 units. The Chicago Cubs won five of six and cost 4.17. By price, underdogs below +130 went 35-29 for 9.18 units; at +150 or longer, 2-8 and 4.22 lost.
The total
81 unders, 75 overs, six pushes, tenth in MLB for the under rate, a middling number that gives the total no Padres angle.
Questions and answers
Did the Padres cover the run line more than other teams in 2026?
Yes: 93 of 162 games, 57.4%, the most in MLB.
When did the Padres pay in 2026?
August and September: 35-17 and 12.22 units.
How did the Padres do against the Dodgers in 2026?
5-8, and only 0.30 units lost, since two of the wins came at +194 and +184.
Past games
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- The Cubs vs Padres recap delivered one of Wednesday’s cleanest favorite results.
- This Cubs vs Padres recap was essentially decided from the first pitch forward.
- This Diamondbacks vs Padres game recap rewarded San Diego backers with a comfortable final margin.
- This Diamondbacks vs Padres game recap turned into the kind of volatile offensive contest the pregame moneyline pass was designed to avoid.…
- The Diamondbacks vs Padres recap delivered a major upset with postseason consequences.
- The Padres vs Dodgers recap delivered playoff baseball before October arrived.
- The San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers recap starts with the verified final: San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1.
- The San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers recap starts with the verified final: San Diego Padres 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 7.
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- The Marlins vs Padres recap belonged to Jake Cronenworth.
- The Marlins vs Padres recap needed extra innings after Miami erased a late San Diego lead, but Ethan Salas finished it with a walk-off sing…
- The Marlins vs Padres recap flipped in one inning.
- The Padres vs Rockies recap was decided by one avalanche.
- Padres at Rockies
- The San Diego Padres visit the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Coors Field.
- The Padres vs Rockies recap delivered the sharpest favorite collapse of the September 15 MLB slate.
- The Padres vs Rockies recap looked comfortable for San Diego early and anything but comfortable late.
- The Padres vs Giants recap produced the side the early preview expected, but with an important betting distinction.
- The Padres vs Giants recap produced the result San Diego moneyline bettors needed, but not the easy margin the market suggested might be av…
- The Padres vs Giants recap was decided by San Diego’s early avalanche and protected by Mason Miller late.
- The San Diego Padres visit the San Francisco Giants on Friday, September 11, 2026, at Oracle Park.
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