The Washington Nationals (15-21) close out a 6-game road with the finale of a 3-game series against the San Francisco Giants (16-19) Wednesday. First pitch from Oracle Park is at 3:45 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: Tied 1-1
The Nationals had a 2-game win streak snapped with a 4-1 loss Tuesday. Washington had won Monday’s series opener 5-2. The Nats are just 2-3 on their road trip but 5-3 in their last 8 contests.
The Giants got 7 innings of 1-run ball from RHP Alex Cobb Tuesday as they snapped a 2-game skid. San Francisco is 5-2 in its last 7 games.
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Nationals at Giants projected starters
RHP Josiah Gray vs. LHP Sean Manaea
Gray (2-5, 3.03 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.35 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 8.6 K/9 through 38 2/3 IP.
- Had 5 consecutive starts allowing 2 or fewer ER before giving up 3 ER at the Arizona Diamondbacks last time out on Friday
- 1-0 with 3.60 ERA in 1 start and 1 relief appearance in his career vs. Giants
Manaea (1-1, 7.33 ERA) makes his 6th start and 8th appearance. He has a 1.63 WHIP, 5.4 BB/9 and 10.4 K/9 through 23 1/3 IP.
- 8.80 ERA over 15 1/3 IP in his last 5 appearances
- 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA over 7 IP in 1 career start vs. Nationals
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 8:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Nationals +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Giants -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Nationals +1.5 (-155) | Giants -1.5 (+125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Nationals at Giants picks and predictions
Prediction
Nationals 6, Giants 4
Moneyline
The Nationals have a better record on the road (9-9) than at home (6-12).
The Giants are 10-9 at home this season.
Before Gray allowed 3 earned runs over 5 innings in his last outing, he had a 1.61 ERA in his previous 5 starts. Five of his 13 earned runs allowed this season came in his first start.
Manaea has an 8.80 ERA in his last 5 appearances.
BET NATIONALS (+125).
Run line/Against the spread
The plus-money moneyline is the bet to make considering a predicted Nationals outright win.
Fourteen of the Nationals’ 21 losses have been by at least 2 runs, so they will generally either win outright or lose to the spread.
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Over/Under
Seven of the Nationals’ last 9 games have had 7 or fewer total runs.
Five of the last 7 for the Giants have had 8 or fewer runs.
Only 1 of Gray’s starts has had more than 8 total runs this season
However, all 7 of Manaea’s games have had 9 or more runs.
BET OVER 8.5 (-115).
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