The Washington Nationals (30-57) and Atlanta Braves (51-35) end their 3-game collection Sunday at Truist Park with 1st pitch at 1:35 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s traces across the Nationals vs. Braves odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season collection: Braves lead 6-2 and have outscored the Nationals 62-34 within the 8 video games.
The Braves look to comb the Nationals for the 2nd time this season. Whereas Braves pitcher Kyle Wright went 7 innings in Saturday’s 4-3 win, the Nationals couldn’t capitalize on their 12 hits. They left 9 males on base and had been 1-8 with RISP.
Nationals at Braves projected starters
RHP Paolo Espino vs. RHP Ian Anderson
Espino (0-2, 3.33 ERA) makes his sixth begin this season after 20 reduction appearances. He has a 1.19 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 6.8 Okay/9 in 48 2/3 IP.
Has a 2.03 ERA as a reliever, 4.91 as starter.
Gave up 4 runs in every of his final 2 begins.
Getting a median 3.33 in run assist as a beginning pitcher.
Anderson (7-5, 5.09 ERA) will make his seventeenth begin. He has a 1.53 WHIP, 4.2 BB/9 and seven.6 Okay/9 in 81 1/3 IP.
Regardless of giving up just one run in opposition to St. Louis final week, Anderson has a 6.15 ERA in his final 7 begins.
Began June 13 recreation in opposition to Washington and had no-decision with 4 IP, 6 H 4 ER, 4 BB and three Okay.
Permits .213 batting common in opposition to lefties.
Nationals at Braves odds and contours
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Cash line (ML): Nationals +175 (wager $100 to win $175) | Braves -220 (wager $220 to win $100)
Run line (RL)/Towards the unfold (ATS): Nationals +1.5 (-115) | Braves -1.5 (-105)
Over/Beneath (O/U): 9.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
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Nationals at Braves picks and predictions
Prediction
Braves 7, Nationals 3
Cash line
LEAN BRAVES (-220)
It’s expensive, however the Braves are 4-0 of their final 4 dwelling video games vs. right-handed starters and the Nationals are 0-4 of their final 4 video games vs. a starter with a WHIP higher than 1.30. Additionally, the Nationals have misplaced 5 straight video games once they lose the primary 2 video games of a collection.
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Run line/Towards the unfold
LEAN BRAVES (-1.5)
Atlanta covers 57% of the time in opposition to division opponents whereas Washington is final in the identical class with 33%.
Solely the Kansas Metropolis Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Dodgers have performed fewer 1-run video games this season than the Nationals’ 19, so when you wished to wager on Washington there may be extra worth on the cash line.
Over/Beneath
LEAN OVER 9.5 (-130)
The road is excessive however on paper the numbers counsel a excessive scoring recreation.
Anderson has been trending down since his first begin in 2020. His ERA, WHIP, FIP, and residential runs allowed have been growing yr over yr, whereas his strikeouts per 9 innings have fallen.
However the Braves have gained in 10 of his 16 video games. The rationale comes from their bats. Atlanta is placing up 6.22 runs on offense when Anderson begins.
For the Nationals, of all of the groups Espino confronted as a reliever and a starter this yr, the Braves have the very best ERA at 9.00 and a 2.00 WHIP, and the Over hit in 5 of Washington’s final 6 recreation 3s of a collection.
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