The Washington Nationals (14-20) will begin a 3-game series against the San Francisco Giants (15-18) on Monday at Oracle Park. First pitch is scheduled for 9:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Nationals vs. Giants odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Giants went 4-2 vs. Nationals in 2022
On Sunday, the Nationals secured a 9-8 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Washington is 5-5 in its last 10 contests.
The Giants lost 7-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to snap a 4-game winning streak.
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Nationals at Giants projected starters
RHP Jake Irvin vs. RHP Anthony DeSclafani
Irvin (0-0, 2.08 ERA) makes his 2nd start. He has a 1.39 WHIP, 8.3 BB/9 and 6.2 K/9 in 4 1/3 IP.
- Made his MLB debut on May 3 against the Chicago Cubs
- In his debut, he allowed 1 ER, 2 H , 4 BB, 3 K in 4 1/3 IP
DeSclafani (3-1, 2.13 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 0.82 WHIP, 0.7 BB/9 and 7.1 K/9 in 38 IP.
- Has recorded a quality start (6 IP with 3 ER or fewer) in 5 of his 6 starts
- Is currently posting the 3rd best WHIP (0.82) and the best BB/9 (0.7) among qualified pitchers thus far
Nationals at Giants odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:59 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Nationals +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Giants -225 (bet $225 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Nationals +1.5 (-110) | Giants -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Nationals at Giants picks and predictions
Prediction
Giants 5, Nationals 2
Moneyline
AVOID.
Even though I believe the Giants will win on Monday night, taking them straight up at over -200 odds isn’t worth the risk.
Run line/Against the spread
BET GIANTS -1.5 (-110).
Instead of taking the moneyline, you can get solid value on the Giants winning by multiple runs in this matchup. DeSclafani has been fantastic for San Francisco and I’ll trust him over Irvin, who is making just his 2nd career start in the majors.
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Over/Under
UNDER 8.5 (-110) is how I’d bet on the run total with how DeSclafani is pitching and Oracle Park is a pitcher-friendly venue. The Nationals are 4-0 to the Under in their last 4 games following a win and the Under is 33-16-2 in the last 51 meetings.
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