Nationals vs. D-Backs Prediction
Despite the pitching matchup, will today’s Nationals and Diamondbacks game go over the betting total at 4:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Nationals are -119 money line favorites versus the Diamondbacks, who have odds of +109 to pull off the upset at home. With Stephen Strasburg set to face Robbie Ray in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Strasburg struck out 11 batters over seven innings of one-run ball in a 6-1 win over the Reds on Monday. Strasburg scuffled in his final start before the All-Star break after he was hit in the hip by a comebacker, but it looks like the extended rest was good for him. The only damage was a solo homer from Eugenio Suarez in the second inning. He gave up just four hits in all while walking one batter. Strasburg is now 10-3 with a 3.31 ERA and 139/34 K/BB ratio over 119 2/3 innings on the year.
Ray held the Reds to two runs over six innings in a win Tuesday. The game was noteworthy for the fact it was nondescript — no outlandish strikeout totals, no multi-homer meltdown, nothing. Just six very good innings from a guy who’s developed into a terrific pitcher in 2017. Ray allowed just four hits, including a home run, while walking three over his six innings. The win improved him to 9-4 with a 2.97 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 145/55 K/BB ratio over 18 starts. A tough test is on deck when the D’backs take on the Nationals on Sunday.
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OUR PREDICTION: The over is 7-1 in the last eight meetings between these two teams, is 4-1 in Strasburg’s last five road starts against the Diamondbacks, and 4-1 in his last five outings versus Arizona overall. The over has also cashed in 14 of the last 19 meetings between these two teams, is 5-0-2 in the Rays’ last seven starts, and is 18-7-1 in his last 26 home outings.
SUNDAY MLB PREDICTION: NATIONALS/DIAMONDBACKS OVER 8.5