The red-hot St. Louis Cardinals are going for their eighth consecutive win as they play host to the Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium. Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will televise this NL matchup and the action gets going at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Washington (+100) is the underdog to St. Louis (-110) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this game at 9 runs (-120 for the under and +100 for the over). The game’s current runline odds stand at -210 for picking the Nationals +1.5 runs and +175 for the Cardinals -1.5.
The Nationals are 60-60 SU and have gone 58-61 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 21.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.8 units ATS. Washington has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Cardinals, on the other hand, are 65-55 SU and 59-60 ATS. The team’s lost 2.6 units for moneyline bettors and 3.9 units ATS. St. Louis has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has cashed in three of those seven.
Cardinals games have an over/under record of 56-58-5 in 2018. The Nationals have been a strong under bet with a total record of 49-67-3.
The right-handed Jeremy Hellickson is getting the start for the visiting Nationals. Hellickson is 5-2 with a 3.54 ERA and 62 strikeouts. He has yet to face St. Louis this year, but he made two starts against the Cardinals in 2017, compiling a 0-1 record against them with a 2.77 ERA and nine strikeouts.
The Cardinals are handing the ball to Austin Gomber (2-0, 3.45 ERA), who has 26 strikeouts and 15 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.31. Gomber did not record any MLB pitching stats in 2017.
St. Louis’ pitchers have yielded 4.2 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starters have a 3.47 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.30 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.3 K/9.
The St. Louis offense has put up 4.6 runs per contest, including 5.7 per game over its last 10 games and 7.2 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .331/.398/.586 over its last five games and is 5-0 SU during that stretch.
The Cardinals’ hitters have been led by left fielder Marcell Ozuna and first baseman Jose Martinez. Ozuna is hitting .273/.316/.395 with 13 home runs, 63 RBIs and 48 runs scored, and Martinez is hitting .305 with 14 homers, 69 RBIs and 41 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Washington’s pitching staff allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starters own a 3.89 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 9.02 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.85, along with a WHIP of 1.23.
Nationals hitters have slashed .250/.331/.413 on their way to 4.6 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Shortstop Trea Turner and third baseman Anthony Rendon continue to lead Washington’s hitters. The speedy Turner is slashing .269/.340/.409 with 14 home runs, 49 RBIs, 73 runs and 32 stolen bases, while Rendon is hitting .292/.348/.507 with 16 homers, 58 RBIs and 56 runs scored.
The Cardinals have lost 3.2 units and are 42-43 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 36 of those games, compared to 44 that’ve hit the under against righties.
Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Nationals, O/U – OVER
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Washington has tallied 12 extra-base hits over its last five outings. St. Louis has 23 XBH over its last five.
The Nationals have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cardinals have hit 17 over their last 10.
Washington has recorded 22.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 21.6 over its last five.
The Nationals have lost four of their last five games SU while the Cardinals have taken nine of their last 10.
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