With the Juan Soto trade, the Nationals and Padres will forever be connected. The Nats three best players all came from San Diego’s system. For the James Wood, this will be his first trip to San Diego to show Padres fans what they missed out on. On the field, the Nats desperately need to get going.

The Washington Nationals (32-46) and the San Diego Padres (42-35) open a 3-game series Monday. First pitch from Petco Park is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET (MLB.TV Free Game of the Day). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Nationals vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Nationals at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 24 It’s Tuesday, June 24 and the Nationals (33-46) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (42-36). Trevor Williams is slated to take the mound for Washington against Ryan Bergert for San Diego.