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The Washington Nationals (14-14) open a 3-game road series against the Texas Rangers (15-14) Tuesday. First pitch from Globe Life Field is at 8:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Nationals vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2024, Nationals won 2-1 last season.
The Nationals are coming off a 4-game sweep of the Miami Marlins on the road, taking the finale 7-2 Monday. They have won 4 straight after dropping 3 in a row and are 6-3 in their last 9 games.
The Rangers beat Cincinnati 4-3 Monday to take their series 2-1. They are 3-3 on their current homestand and have alternated wins and losses in their last 8 games.
Nationals at Rangers projected starters
LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. RHP Jon Gray
Gore (2-2, 3.12 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 1.39 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9 and 10.7 K/9 through 26 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 6 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K in 2-1 home loss to Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday
- Making 1st career appearance vs. Rangers
Gray (0-1, 2.92 ERA) makes his 6th start and 7th appearance. He has a 1.46 WHIP, 4.0 BB/9 and 11.7 K/9 through 24 2/3 IP.
- Last start: No decision, 4 2/3 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 7 K in 5-1 home win over Seattle Wednesday
- Has not allowed more than 1 ER in last 5 appearances
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Nationals at Rangers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:25 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Nationals +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Rangers -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Nationals +1.5 (-165) | Rangers -1.5 (+135)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Nationals at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Rangers 7, Nationals 4
Moneyline
The Nationals are 4-8 against teams with winning records, although they are 10-6 on the road thanks to their 4-game road sweep of Miami. Their 4-game winning streak is the longest of the season.
Gray has allowed only 3 runs in his last 21 innings.
BET RANGERS (-150).
Run line/Against the spread
The Rangers are only 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games and their last 2 wins have been by only 1 run. They have 5 1-run wins this season.
The Nationals have only 3 1-run losses this season.
I’m not as confident in a win by 2 or more runs, but you can double down a little but on a Rangers win by sprinkling a little on a cover for RANGERS -1.5 (+135).
Over/Under
All 3 of their meetings last season had 9 or more total runs.
The Nationals’ last 3 games and 4 of the last 6 have had 9 or more total runs.
Only 1 of the Rangers’ last 6 game have had 9 or more total runs but 14 of their 29 games have.
BET OVER 8.5 (+100).
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