The Philadelphia Phillies (18-17) and Washington Nationals (13-17) open a three-game NL East series Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. ET at Nationals Park. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Phillies vs. Nationals odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Chase Anderson is the projected starting pitcher for the Phillies. He is 1-3 with a 5.54 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 7.3 K/9, and 4.9 BB/9 in 26 IP over 6 starts.
Anderson has been battling control problems; he’s walked 9 batters over his last 14 IP. Current Washington bats own a high-contact .958 OPS against him.
RHP Erick Fedde is the projected starter for the Nationals. He is 2-3 with a 5.27 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 9.2 K/9, and 4.3 BB/9 in 27 1/3 IP over 6 starts. Fedde coughed up 5 runs in his last start.
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- Money line: Nationals -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Phillies +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Against the spread/ATS: Nationals +1.5 (-185) | Phillies +1.5 (+150)
- Over/Under: 9 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Prediction
Nationals 4, Phillies 3
Money line (ML)
Washington comes into this series after losing 2-of-3 to the New York Yankees over the weekend, and the Nats have lost four of their last six.
Philadelphia is on the second leg of a three-city road trip. The Phillies dropped 2-of-3 at Atlanta to start the trip, and they’re just 5-11 (with a minus-22 run differential) on the road. The Phillies won last year’s season series against the Nats, 7-3.
Fedde was serviceable in the three outings preceding his last. These are two offenses headed in different ways of late (last two weeks: Nationals .748 OPS, Phillies .635 OPS).
BACK THE NATIONALS (-130).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
PASS on a run line loaded down with a lot of juice.
Over/Under (O/U)
Cool night in D.C. Wind in from left-center. A scuffling Philadelphia offense and two rested bullpens.
BACK THE UNDER 9 (-120).
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