The Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Sunday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. Here’s a Dodgers vs Nationals Prediction. This article will include a Dodgers vs Nationals Pick.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 32-45 on the year and play the Padres, Angels, and Tigers next. The Washington Nationals are batting .240 on the season, have a .307 OBP, and a .391 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals pitching staff has a 4.89 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. James Wood leads the Washington Nationals with 81 hits and 57 RBI, while CJ Abrams and Nathaniel Lowe have combined for 136 hits and 73 RBI.
Michael Soroka gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 3-5 with a 5.06 ERA and 49 strikeouts this season. Soroka is 0-0 with a 2.79 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 47-31 on the year and play the Rockies, Royals, and White Sox next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .263 on the season, have a .340 OBP, and a .458 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has a 4.22 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Shohei Ohtani leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 87 hits and 44 RBI while Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman have combined for 160 hits and 93 RBI.
Shohei Ohtani gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA and 0 strikeouts this season. This will be Ohtani’s second career game against the Washington Nationals.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won each of their last 10 day games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Nationals have lost each of their last seven day games against the Dodgers following a win.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in each of their last six Sunday home games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last 10 games against the Dodgers following a road win.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in five of their last six home games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Dodgers have led after 3 innings in six of their last seven home games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Nationals have won six of their last seven games as underdogs following a road win.
- The Dodgers have lost four of their last five games against teams that held a losing record.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Nationals’ last 10 games.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have led after 3 innings in four of their last five day games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games against NL East opponents.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Shohei Ohtani has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his 21 previous home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Andy Pages has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last five day games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Miguel Rojas has recorded a Double in three of his last four home appearances against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Andy Pages has hit a home run in three of the Dodgers’ last four games against the Nationals.
- Andy Pages has recorded at least one hit in each of the Dodgers’ last 10 games as favorites against NL East opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani has recorded a win in each of his three previous home appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Will Smith has scored at least one run in 10 of his last 11 appearances.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks T3rd in the league in Home Runs (25) this season.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Nationals’ last six road games against the Dodgers.
- Amed Rosario has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
- CJ Abrams has hit a home run in five of the Nationals’ last six road games against the Dodgers.
- Amed Rosario has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with the Nationals as underdogs against NL opponents.
- CJ Abrams has scored at least one run in each of the Nationals’ last 10 games against NL West opponents.
- James Wood ranks T6th in the league in Home Runs (21) this season.
Dodgers vs Nationals Prediction
The Nationals haven’t won two straight games this month, and they’re throwing out Soroka, who has a 5.06 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. In 25 road innings, Soroka has a 6.12 ERA and .250 allowed batting average. This Dodgers’ lineup should be drooling about this matchup. Ohtani is still getting his feet wet on the mound and pitched just one inning in his debut, so don’t expect much from him here. Still, the Dodgers are comfortably the better team and should have a field day offensively against Soroka. I’ll ride with the Dodgers and the RL for max betting value.