The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing host to the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium. This NL matchup can be viewed across the country on ESPN and the game gets underway 8:08 p.m. ET.
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers Odds
Washington (+165) is coming into this one as the underdog against Los Angeles (-175) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this one at 8 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total stand at -115 for the over and -105 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at -135 for the Nationals +1.5 runs and +115 for the Dodgers -1.5.
The Nationals have gone 10-11 SU this year and are 9-11 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 5.2 units for moneyline gamblers in the season’s early going and 3.0 units ATS. The Dodgers, on the other hand, are 9-10 SU and 7-11 ATS. They’ve lost 8.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.2 units ATS.
Dodgers games have had an over/under record of 11-7 so far in 2018. Nationals games have gone over 10 times, gone under eight times and pushed on two occasions.
Jeremy Hellickson will get the start for the Nationals. The right-handed Hellickson is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and three strikeouts. He has yet to face the Dodgers this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Dodgers will turn to lefty Alex Wood (0-2, 3.91 ERA) to the mound. Wood has 22 strikeouts and one walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 0.74. Wood only made one start against the Nationals in 2017 (1-0, 0.00 ERA and eight strikeouts across six innings).
Los Angeles’ pitching staff has yielded 4.1 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 3.36 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.94 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 9.8 K/9.
The Los Angeles offense is putting up 4.7 runs per contest, including 6.1 per game over its last 10 games and 7.2 per game over its last five. The team has hit .267/.360/.460 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Yasmani Grandal has helped lead the Dodgers’ offense this year with three home runs, 14 RBIs and 10 runs scored.
For the visitors, Washington’s pitching staff allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starters own a 3.20 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 10.23 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.88, along with a K-per-9 of 11.33.
The Nationals offense has slashed .231/.331/.379 on its way to 4.3 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.9 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Washington’s offense has been paced by Bryce Harper, who is hitting .277/.469/.662 with eight home runs, 19 RBIs and 20 runs scored. He didn’t do as well batting against lefty pitching last year. Across 129 plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .311/.357/.445 (compared to his total season line of .317/.411/.596).
The Dodgers are coming off a 4-0 victory in the prior game of this series.
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Nationals, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Trends
The over has cashed in five of Washington’s last seven games.
The Nationals have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games. The Dodgers have hit 15 over their last 10.
Washington has averaged 18.3 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 contests and 19.4 over its last five.
The Dodgers have won five of their last six games SU.
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