Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Prediction 9-22-24 MLB Picks

The Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs meet Sunday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. Here’s a Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals prediction. This will be the final installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Cubs vs Nationals pick.

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The Nationals played the New York Mets in their last set. That one didn’t go very well, as Washington took a three-game sweep. After losses 7-6 and 3-1 to the Cubs, in Saturday’s game the Nats bagged a 5-1 win. Starter MacKenzie Gore lasted 7.0 innings with one earned run.


In the starter slot for the Nationals on Sunday will be Jake Irvin. This year Irvin is 10-12 with a 4.07 ERA in 31 starts. In 55 career starts Irvin is 13-19 with a 4.29 ERA.

Chicago Cubs Betting Preview

Over on the Cubs’ side, they played the Oakland Athletics this past week. Chicago won Monday 9-2 then lost the other pair in that set. On Saturday the Cubs were out-hit 12-2 in a rough outing. Kyle Hendricks gave up four earned in 5.1 innings as a starter.

It’ll be Shota Imanaga in the starter slot for the Cubs on Sunday. This year Imanaga is 14-3 with a 3.03 ERA in the first 28 starts of his career.

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Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Prediction

I’ll lean toward the Cubs. Imanaga is 3-0 over his last three starts, giving up five earned in a total of 20.0 combined innings on 12 hits and five walks. As for Irvin, he’s 1-0 in his last pair with two earned in 13.1 total innings. We should have a good starter matchup if both guys are on.

On Saturday the Cubs couldn’t get anything going until the seventh inning, and by then they were down 4-1. Chicago’s only scoreboard visit came in the form of a Patrick Wisdom solo homer; everything else was pretty bad all around. I do like the Cubs to bounce back Sunday in the finale, though.

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