The Dodgers start as overwhelming favorites in their National League match-up against the Nationals and will look to extend their lead atop the National league West Conference.
Washington is struggling and are fourth in the National League East Conference and will need to start winning to keep pace with the likes of the Braves and the Phillies.
The Dodgers are fresh off a 6-2 win over the Nationals in their second game of the three-match series, after a surprise result in game one saw Washington defeat the Dodgers 6-4.
The LA team start as -278 favorites with the Nationals coming in at +229.
There will be at least 9 runs in this game according to leading baseball aggregators, with a 6-2 scoreline not the worst punt going on form.
With Shohei Ohtani starting to shine the Dodgers will be a tough proposition for any team, and the Nationals could face the Japanese dual threat going in at .353 batting.
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Breakdown: A Tale of Two Teams
Team Dodgers Nationals Record 12-8-0 7-10-0 O/U Record 12-7-1 8-9-0 Spread Record 8-11-0 7-10-0 Injuries Connor Brogdon, Bobby Miller, Jason Heyward Keibert Ruiz, Victor Robles, Josiah Gray, Stone Garrett Key players to watch Mookie Betts Jake Irvin - Time: 3:10 PM ET
- Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
- Live Stream: MASN 2
The head-to-head record between the two teams over the past six years shows the Dodgers rightfully have the favorite tag with a 21-12 record over the Washinton Capitals.
The last five games have gone to the home team with the Dodgers winning twice in California and the nationals three times in Washington, so a a win for the LA team is a likely result. The spread and over/under will be the main topic of conversation going into this encounter.
The Dodgers have been poor in their last six games winning twice and losing four times, including a series defeat to the Padres.
The Nationals has also only won two of their last six, losing the series to the Oakland Athletics in their last three-game decider.
The Dodgers are ranked 10th nationally while Washington lie 22nd on the MLB overall standings.
Our Picks:
Nationals vs Dodgers – LA go into the game as favorites thanks to their strong home showing this season.
The Dodgers start as the MoneyLine favorites at -278 against the Dodgers +227 odds. The chances of LA winning sits at a comfortable 73.5% probability with a winning record of games (57.9%) where they have been installed as the front-runners.
They have only played at odds of -278 once this season and lost.
The Nationals have been underdogs in 14 games this campaign and have won only six games (42.9%) in this position.
The Dodgers and their opponents in their last ten games have gone over the run total five times.
The Nationals and their opponents have combined to hit over three times in their last ten games.
The home team will look to Mookie Betts to score, with the hitter going at .388 this season, ranking fourth in the MLB.
He has made a hit in eight5 successive games. Shohei Ohtani is another major threat with the bat rerecording 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs and seven walks.
For the Nationals they will look to C.C. Abrams who has a team-leading four home runs ranking 17th and 57 in RBI. He brings a hitting streak of four games into this encounter. Lane Thomas (10 runs batted in) has also been key to their limited success this season.
Nationals ATS: Washington have won six of their last nine games against the spread.
Dodgers ATS: The Dodgers are 3-6-0 against the spread in their last 10 matchups.
Pick 1: Dodgers Prop – Over/Under 9.5 – we are tipping the game to go Under.
The game should end in the region of 6-3 to the Dodgers so we are picking the Under by the slimmest of margins.
Pick 2: Dodgers Prop Bet – Shohei Ohtani hits to go over the 1.5
Shohei Ohtani has reached the base with a hit 17 times this season in 20 games, with a 85% ratio of finding first. He has scored at least one run in 55% of his outings. He has one game with multiple RBI.
