The Washington Nationals will try to avoid their fourth consecutive loss when they play host to the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park. Fox Sports Midwest will showcase this NL matchup. The game is slated to get underway at 4:05 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals Odds
St. Louis (+140) is entering this one as the underdog against Washington (-150) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this afternoon’s game at 8.5 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total currently sit at -110 for both the over and the under. Gamblers can also bet on the game’s spread with the current runline odds standing at -155 for the Cardinals +1.5 runs and +135 for the Nationals -1.5.
The Cardinals have gone 20-10 SU this year and are 18-11 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 8.0 units for gamblers taking the moneyline over the early portions of the year and 8.4 units ATS. The Nationals, on the other hand, are 12-17 SU and 12-16 ATS. They’ve lost 9.8 units for moneyline bettors and 5.3 units ATS.
Nationals games have an over/under record of 17-10-1 so far in 2019. The Cardinals have also been a decent over bet with a total record of 16-10-3.
Dakota Hudson is getting the start for the Cards. The right-handed Hudson is 2-1 with a 5.63 ERA and 19 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Nationals this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Nationals are putting the ball in the right hand of Stephen Strasburg (2-1, 3.82 ERA, 1.01 WHIP), who has 48 strikeouts and 10 walks this season. Strasburg did not record a start against the Cardinals in 2018.
Washington’s pitching staff has given up 5.2 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starters have a 4.41 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 6.02 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 9.8 K/9.
Washington’s offense is putting up 5.0 runs per outing, including 4.0 per game over its last 10 games and 3.2 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .215/.297/.354 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that span.
Adam Eaton has helped lead the Nationals’ offense this year with 34 hits, nine RBIs and 18 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, St. Louis’ pitching staff allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.47 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.08 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.60, along with a WHIP of 1.41 and a K-per-9 of 10.39.
The Cardinals offense has slashed .268/.349/.448 on its way to 5.4 runs scored per game this season, including 5.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (5-0 SU).
St. Louis’ hitters have been paced by Paul DeJong. DeJong is hitting .336/.396/.590 with five home runs, 13 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
The Cardinals just took the previous game in the series by a final score of five runs to one.
Cardinals vs. Nationals Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Nationals, ATS Winner – Cardinals, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in four of Washington’s last seven games.
- The Cardinals have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games. The Nationals have hit 15 over their last 10.
- The Cardinals have an OPS of .797 this season and an OPS of .820 against right-handed pitchers. The Nationals’ OPS stands at .763 overall and .735 versus righties.
- St. Louis has posted 24.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.2 over its last five.
- The Cardinals have won 10 of their last 11 games SU while the Nationals have dropped six of their last seven.
