The Washington Nationals (23-32) and Los Angeles Dodgers (34-22) close out their 3-game series in the City of Angels on Wednesday. First pitch from Dodger Stadium is slated for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Nationals vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Dodgers lead 2-0
The Nationals lost 9-3 Tuesday, suffering a 3rd straight defeat after opening a 6-game road trip with 2 wins. Washington has allowed 18 runs over the course of their current losing skid while plating just 6 of its own.
The Dodgers look to complete their first series sweep of the season on Wednesday afternoon. DH J.D. Martinez (3 RBIs) and OF Jason Heyward (2 RBIs) produced 5 of Los Angeles’ 9 runs Tuesday.
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Nationals at Dodgers projected starters
LHP Patrick Corbin vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard
Corbin (4-5, 4.88 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 1.42 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 5.7 K/9 in 62 2/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 6 1/3 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 6 K in a 12-10 road win vs. the Kansas City Royal Friday
- Career vs. Dodgers: 5-12, 4.37 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 108 K in 119 1/3 IP across 22 starts and 2 relief appearances
- Recorded 3 consecutive victories
Syndergaard (1-4, 6.27 ERA) makes his 11th start. He has a 1.35 WHIP, 1.3 BB/9 and 6.3 K/9 in 47 1/3 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 6 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 3 K in a 9-3 road loss at the Tampa Bay Rays Friday
- Career vs. Nationals: 8-6, 3.25 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 107 K in 113 2/3 IP across 20 starts
- Has not recorded a win since April 30th
Nationals at Dodgers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:03 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Nationals +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Dodgers -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Nationals +1.5 (+105) | Dodgers -1.5 (-125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Nationals at Dodgers picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 7, Nationals 5
Moneyline
The Dodgers (-250) are the better team and should win this game on talent alone, but all bets are off with Syndergaard on the bump. He hasn’t won a game in over a month, and because L.A. is such a heavy favorite there is no value in this bet.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
There is no value to these bets either. Normally the favorite gets plus odds to give the underdog a run and a half but betting the Dodgers -1.5 (-105) has you still giving juice to the book.
I am slightly interested in the Nationals +1.5 (+105) but I would have liked to be getting at least +125.
PASS on the run line, but you can make a partial-unit play on the Nats if that price improves to +125.
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Over/Under
Both of these pitchers are no strangers to giving up runs. Corbin and Syndergaard have allowed 21 runs over their last 3 starts combined.
The Dodgers have gone Over this total in 3 of their last 4 games. Washington’s pitching has been crushed to the tune of 15 runs over the first 2 games of this series.
BET OVER 9.5 (-115).
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