The Washington Nationals (3-7) open a 3-game road series against the Los Angeles Angels (5-4) Monday. First pitch at Angel Stadium is scheduled for 9:38 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Nationals vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2023. The Angels won the season series 2-1 in 2022.
The Nationals split a 4-game series with the Colorado Rockies in Denver over the weekend in their first road set of the season. Washington scored 6 or more runs in each of the past 3 games.
The Angels lost 2 of 3 games against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in their first home series of 2023. Each of the losses to the Jays was by 1 run, and 3 of the 4 losses for the Angels overall were by a single run.
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Nationals at Angels projected starters
LHP Patrick Corbin vs. LHP Jose Suarez
Corbin (0-2, 8.00 ERA) makes his 3rd start. He has a 2.22 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9 and 6.0 K/9 through 9 IP.
- Was hammered for 6 ER and 10 H across 6 IP in a loss at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday
- Has faced 46 batters to date, allowing 17 H, 2 HR and 3 BB across just 9 IP
Suarez (0-1, 12.46 ERA) makes his 2nd start. He allowed 7 R (6 ER) on 8 H with 0 BB and 4 K across 4 1/3 IP in an 11-2 loss on the road against the Seattle Mariners Tuesday in his season debut.
- Last season at home: 5-4, 4.14 ERA (58 2/3 IP, 27 ER), 1.11 WHIP, 58 K, .214 opponent batting average (OBA) in 10 starts and 1 relief appearance
- Last season in night games: 6-4, 2.96 ERA (67 IP, 22 ER), 1.12 WHIP, 65 K, .224 OBA in 12 starts and 1 relief appearance
Nationals at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:41 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Nationals +195 (bet $100 to win $195) | Angels -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Nationals +1.5 (+105) | Angels -1.5 (-130)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Nationals at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Angels 7, Nationals 6
Moneyline
The Angels (-250) will cost you 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s too much risk for a team that is starting a pitcher who was hammered in his season debut.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
NATIONALS +1.5 (+105) are worth a look at plus money on the run line. Washington does come with some risk but it has played three 1-run games in the past 4 outings. The Nats are 0-5 in their past 5 interleague games and have won just 4 of their last 16 games on the road.
The Angels have played three 1-run games in the past 4 contests, too. Look for this interleague battle to be no different.
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Over/Under
OVER 9.5 (-115) is risky, as this is a big number. However, look for the Nats and Halos to break out the lumber in this series opener.
The Over is 5-1-1 in Washington’s last 7 games and has cashed in 5 of its past 6 on the road. The Over is also 11-4-2 in the Nats past 17 games vs. LHP dating back to last season.
The Over is 3-0-1 in the past 4 games for the Angels against NL East teams and 4-1-1 in their past 6 interleague battles.
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