The Washington Nationals are playing host to the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park. The game gets underway 4:05 p.m. ET and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will broadcast this NL showdown.
San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals Odds
San Francisco (+245) is coming into this one as the underdog to Washington (-285) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this day game at 7 runs (+100 for the over and -120 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds standing at +115 for the Giants +1.5 runs and -135 for the Nationals -1.5 runs.
The Giants are 32-32 SU and have gone 37-26 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 6.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 9.7 units ATS. The Nationals, on the other hand, are 36-26 SU and 32-29 ATS. The team’s lost 0.4 units for moneyline bettors while earning 3.1 units ATS.
Washington games have an over/under record of 24-35-2 so far in 2018. The Giants have an over/under record of 32-29-2.
Southpaw Derek Holland will get the start for the visiting Giants. Holland is 3-6 with a 4.91 ERA and 53 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Nationals this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Nationals will send righty Max Scherzer (10-1, 1.95 ERA) to the mound. Scherzer has 133 strikeouts and 19 walks to his name, as well as a 0.83 WHIP. Scherzer is 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA over one starts against San Francisco this year.
As a unit, Washington’s pitching staff has given up 3.5 runs per game overall in 2018. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 3.01, a WHIP of 1.06 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 9.9. The bullpen has a 3.84 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.4 K/9.
The Washington hitters have produced 4.4 runs per contest, including 4.1 per game over its last 10 games and 5.8 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .247/.309/.380 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
Trea Turner has helped lead the Nationals’ offense this year with seven home runs, 25 RBIs, 36 runs and 18 stolen bases.
For the visitors, San Francisco’s pitching staff allowed 4.7 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.73 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 7.11 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.89, along with a K-per-9 of 8.57.
The Giants offense has slashed .265/.327/.422 on its way to 4.3 runs scored per game this year, including 5.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Brandon Crawford has led San Francisco’s hitters and is slashing .326/.375/.505 with seven home runs, 28 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
The Nationals just took the previous game in this series by a final score of seven runs to five.
San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Nationals, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The over has cashed in three of San Francisco’s last seven games.
The Giants have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
San Francisco has posted 26.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 28.6 over its last five.
The Nationals have won three of their last four games SU.
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