Nationals vs. D-Backs Prediction
Will Max Scherzer and the Nationals take down the Diamondbacks when the teams meet tonight at 9:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Nationals are -150 money line favorites to beat the Diamondbacks, who have odds of +140 to pull off the upset tonight at home. With Scherzer set to face Zack Godley in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8.5 runs.
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Scherzer struck out 10 while holding the Reds scoreless over six innings in a win Saturday.
From Rotoworld: Scherzer gave up just three hits and walked four over his six innings, carrying over his first-half dominance to his first start of the second half. Scherzer improved to 11-5 with the win, and he’s now got a 2.01 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 183 strikeouts in 134 1/3 innings on the year. A return to the desert to face one of his former clubs, the Diamondbacks, is on tap for Friday.
Godley yielded seven runs — six earned — over six innings Sunday as the Diamondbacks fell to the Braves. Godley entered the outing with a shiny season ERA of 2.58 and watched that number rise to 3.09. He gave up eight hits, including a pair of homers in the Braves’ four-run third inning. The 27-year-old right-hander did strike out nine batters while issuing only one walk, but there is probably more regression in store for him in the coming weeks and months. A home start against the NL East-leading Nationals is next.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Nationals are 25-8 in Scherzer’s last 33 road starts and are 39-18 in his last 57 starts overall. Washington has also had a ton of recent success versus Arizona, beating the Diamondbacks five straight times when Scherzer starts, four straight times on the road, and is 25-10 in its last 35 games overall versus the D-Backs.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: WASHINGTON NATIONALS -150