The Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals meet Sunday 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 6-2 on the year and play the Blue Jays and Rangers next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .283 on the season and have a .348 OBP, and a .465 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 15 hits and 10 RBI, while Teoscar Hernandez and Kyle Tucker have combined for 17 hits and 7 RBI.
Roki Sasaki gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. This will be Sasaki’s first career game against the Washington Nationals.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 3-5 on the year and play the Cardinals and Brewers next. The Washington Nationals are batting .278 on the season and have a .344 OBP, and a .434 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals pitching staff has a 6.04 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. Daylen Lile leads the Washington Nationals with 12 hits and 3 RBI while Joey Wiemer and Luis Garcia Jr. have combined for 20 hits and 8 RBI.
Foster Griffin gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be Griffin’s first career game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Dodgers have lost six of their last eight games as favorites against NL East opponents following a win.
- The Nationals have won three of their last four games as home underdogs against NL West opponents following a home loss.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games as favorites against NL East opponents following a win.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in six of their last seven games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games at Nationals Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games at Nationals Park against opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Dodgers have won each of their last 12 road games after playing the previous day.
- The Nationals have lost each of their last six home games against National League opponents.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine home games.
- The road team has covered the run line in 12 of the Nationals’ last 13 games.
- The Dodgers have won the first inning in four of their last five day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Dodgers have led after 3 innings in each of their last six road day games.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last six road day games.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Dodgers’ last nine day games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Seven of the last eight games between the Dodgers and Nationals have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last four games at Nationals Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last four day games.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- CJ Abrams has hit a home run in five of the Nationals’ last six games against the Dodgers.
- Jacob Young has recorded at least one hit in each of his eight previous home appearances against the Dodgers.
- Daylen Lile ranks T4th in the league in Hits (12) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Andy Pages has hit a home run in each of the Dodgers’ last four road games against the Nationals.
- Andy Pages has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against the Nationals.
- Andy Pages ranks 1st in the league in Hits (15) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Nationals rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (16).
- The Nationals rank 2nd in the league for hits this season (80).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for home runs this season (13).
- The Dodgers rank 2nd in the league for slugging percentage this season (.465).
Nationals vs Dodgers Prediction
I’m not sure Sasaki has done enough to be this big of a favorite, but it’s the Dodgers, baby. We’re going to get inflated prices all year. There will be times and places to fade the Dodgers, but the Nationals haven’t shown much sign of life in this series and their pitching staff has been rocked through eight games overall. There’s a Grand Canyon-sized gap between these teams. I have no choice but to side with the Dodgers and lay the RL to soften the price.