In this article we will formulate a Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros prediction for this MLB game on Friday, April 19th at Nationals Park.
Astros Have Been Awful This Season
The Astros come into this game with a 6-14 record overall, and they need to turn this season around quickly, or this will be a long season. In the last game against the Atlanta Braves, the Astros scored four runs, but it wasn’t enough as they ended up losing late. The Astros are averaging 4.35 runs, while their pitching is giving up 5.5 runs per game. Justin Verlander is going to get his first start of the season here. The Astros are going to need Verlander to have a strong season here.
Nationals Coming off a Win
The Nationals are coming off a win in the last game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. CJ Abrams had a strong game hitting a home run. The Nationals are averaging runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.44 runs per game. The offense is ranked 25th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 15th. Getting the start for the Nationals will be Mackenzie Gore, who sits with a 2-0 record and an ERA of 2.81. In his last start against the A’s he went five innings giving up four hits and zero runs.
Washington Nationals Team Facts
- The Nationals have lost each of their last nine night games against American League opponents following a road win.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine night games against American League opponents following a road win.
- The Nationals have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last four games against American League opponents.
- The Nationals have led after 7 innings in three of their last four games as home underdogs against AL West opponents.
Houston Astros Team Facts
- The Astros have lost each of their last nine Friday games as favorites.
- The Astros have covered the run line in each of their last seven road games against the Nationals following a loss.
- The Astros have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last seven Friday games as favorites.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as road favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last four games as favorites.
Astros vs Nationals Betting Prediction
This game is going to be lower-scoring. Mackenzie Gore sits with an ERA of 2.81, and he gave up zero runs in his last start. Justin Verlander is getting the start for the Astros, and he’s going to have a strong start here. The Astros and Nationals bats have both not been very strong here, and that is going to be the difference here, as this game is going to end being lower scoring. Back the under to cash.