The New York Yankees (1-1) and Washington Nationals (1-1) close out a season-opening three-game series at Nationals Park. Sunday’s contest is slated for a 1:05 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the Yankees-Nationals betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Yankees at Nationals: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Jonathan Loaisiga vs. LHP Patrick Corbin
Loaisiga: 4.55 ERA in 31 2/3 IP
- The Yankees figure to go through the bullpen in Sunday’s contest with Loaisiga, Chad Green and some combination of Tommy Kahnle, Adam Ottavino and Zack Britton.
- The fire-balling 25-year-old righty logged a 3.12 ERA over September and October (postseason) last fall. His stuff was also sharp during New York’s summer camp.
Corbin: 3.25 ERA in 202 IP
- Corbin registered a 3.49 FIP (fielding independent pitching) in 2019. FIP is an ERA-type stat which filters defense, strikeouts, walks and home runs into a league average. The lefty’s performance in this peripheral metric confirms a fine ERA that was mostly for real.
- The veteran southpaw likes pitching in D.C. Corbin posted a 2.40 ERA at Nationals Park last season. He allowed just 8 home runs over 16 home starts.
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Yankees at Nationals: Key injuries
The list of MLB injuries includes:
Yankees
- RP Aroldis Chapman (COVID-19) out
Nationals
- RP Wander Suero (COVID-19) out
- OF Juan Soto (COVID-19) out
Yankees at Nationals: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:45 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
Managing games via the relief corps amounted to a mixed bag for the Yanks in 2019. The available arms in this one and the overall upside for Loaisiga make New York a solid play on Sunday. A play on NEW YORK (-121) makes sense.
New to sports betting? A winning $10 bet on the Yankees pays out an $8.26 profit.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Pair the above with a NEW YORK -1.5 (+120) play to spice up the action. The public may be leaning a bit too hard into a Soto-less Nats offense coming off a big night (nine runs scored Saturday).
Over/Under (O/U)
The game will be played on a hot afternoon in D.C. The weather report calls for a light breeze out to right. The lean here is on the OVER 9.5 (-110).
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