Nationals vs. Reds Prediction
Will today’s Nationals and Reds matchup at 1:10PM ET result in another high-scoring game between these two teams?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Nationals are -115 money line favorites to knock off the Reds, who have odds of +105 to pull off the upset in Cincinnati. With Tanner Roark set to face Homer Bailey in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 10 runs.
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Roark has pitched 100 2/3 innings on the year and owns a 6-6 record with a 5.27 ERA. He pitched on July 8 in the Nationals’ 13-0 loss to the Braves, working five innings in relief of Stephen Strasburg. He allowed three runs on four hits in the outing, while striking out two.
Latest on Bailey via Rotoworld: Bailey tossed 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball Sunday in the Reds’ 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Bailey walked four batters and surrendered seven hits, but the Diamondbacks offense couldn’t string anything together when it mattered. The one run Bailey gave up came on a solo homer from A.J. Pollock in the bottom of the third inning. Bailey holds a 2-2 record, 8.31 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, and 12/9 K/BB ratio in 17 1/3 innings since coming off the disabled list near the end of June.
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OUR PREDICTION: Following the Nationals’ 10-7 win on Saturday night, the over is now 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings between these two teams in Cincinnati. The over is also 8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings overall. Meanwhile, the over is 5-1-2 in Roark’s last eight road starts and has cashed in four of Washington’s last five games overall.
SUNDAY MLB PREDICTION: NATIONALS/REDS OVER 10