Nationals vs. Braves Prediction
Will the over cash tonight when the Braves host the Nationals at 7:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Nationals are -155 money line favorites versus the Braves, who have odds of +145 to pull off the upset at home tonight. With Gio Gonzalez set to face R.A. Dickey in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Gonzalez worked 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball Sunday in a no-decision versus the Phillies. Gonzalez didn’t allow a run until Tommy Joseph’s solo shot in the top of the seventh inning and he left the game with Washington leading 3-1, but the Phillies rallied against Nationals closer Shawn Kelley in the top of the ninth to steal a 4-3 victory. Gonzalez struck out five and yielded only four hits, though he did walk three. The left-hander will carry a shiny 2.47 ERA into his next start on the road against the Braves.
Dickey allowed three earned runs over seven innings Sunday in a loss to the Marlins. Dickey walked three and gave up five hits, including a pinch-hit go-ahead three-run homer to Marlins utilityman Tyler Moore in the bottom of the seventh inning. The veteran knuckleballer stands 3-3 with a 4.22 ERA and 1.38 WHIP through seven starts this season. He’ll face the Nationals at home next.
Bet Tonight’s Nationals vs. Braves Game
OUR PREDICTION: The over has cashed in 14 of the last 17 meetings between these two teams and in seven of the last 10 meetings in Atlanta. The over is also 5-1 in Gonzalez’s last six starts versus the Braves, is 5-1 in his last six road starts overall, and is 8-2 in the Nationals’ last 10 games overall. On the other side, the over is 26-10-2 in the Braves’ last 38 home games, is 35-16 in their last 51 games following a loss, and is 56-26-3 in their last 85 games overall.
FRIDAY MLB PREDICTION: NATIONALS/BRAVES OVER 9