The Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals meet Friday in MLB action at Nationals Park. Here’s a Nationals vs. Dodgers Prediction. This article will include a Nationals vs. Dodgers Pick.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 4-2 on the year and play the Blue Jays and Rangers next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .237 on the season and have a .307 OBP, and a .382 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has a 2.83 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. Andy Pages leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 9 hits and 5 RBI, while Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman have combined for 10 hits and 4 RBI.
Emmet Sheehan gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season. This will be Sheehan’s second career game against the Washington Nationals.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 3-3 on the year and play the Cardinals and Brewers next. The Washington Nationals are batting .281 on the season and have a .344 OBP, and a .429 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals pitching staff has a 4.15 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. Daylen Lile leads the Washington Nationals with 11 hits and 3 RBI while Joey Wiemer and Brady House have combined for 18 hits and 7 RBI.
Miles Mikolas gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. Mikolas is 1-5 with a 6.20 ERA and 30 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Nationals have won each of their last four games as underdogs against the Dodgers following a road loss.
- The Dodgers have lost four of their last five games as road favorites against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last seven day games against National League opponents following a road loss.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven day games following a home loss.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games at Nationals Park.
- The Nationals have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games against the Dodgers.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won each of their last eight games against National League opponents.
- The Nationals have lost each of their last seven games following an extra innings loss.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight home openers.
- The road team has covered the run line in 10 of the Nationals’ last 11 games.
- The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last eight Friday home games.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last four road day games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Dodgers’ last four games has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the last six games between the Dodgers and Nationals have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last six games against NL East opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last four games as home underdogs.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- CJ Abrams has hit a home run in three of the Nationals’ last four games against the Dodgers.
- Miles Mikolas has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last seven appearances in day games against NL teams that held a winning record.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 appearances against the Dodgers.
- Miles Mikolas has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances at Nationals Park.
- Joey Wiemer ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.588) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Andy Pages has hit a home run in three of his last four road appearances against the Nationals.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of his 10 previous road appearances against the Nationals.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Nationals rank 2nd in the league for batting average this season (.281).
- The Nationals rank 3rd in the league for hits this season (61).
- The Dodgers rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts against this season (44).
- The Dodgers rank T2nd in the league for hits allowed this season (36).
Nationals vs Dodgers Prediction
Mikolas isn’t the all-star pitcher he was in the past, but this is about fading the Dodgers and these inflated prices. I said it before. The Dodgers won the World Series last season but were a loser in the regular season in terms of profit. The Nationals have been decent through 6 games and Sheehan didn’t light the world on fire in his season debut. This is also an early start for a team on a west coast body clock. I’ll take a shot with the Nats and a chance to make two times my money.