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San Diego Padres
How the market has priced San Diego Padres across every game the board covered.
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In percentage points of win probability, signed toward the team. Positive means the market kept buying them.
Every pregame price the board took on San Diego Padres, Aug 14 to Aug 19. These are facts about posted prices, not a rating of the team. The window grows as more games settle.
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