Guardians vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 1, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians will take the field against the Washington Nationals (26-30) on Saturday. The game begins at 4:10 PM ET on MASN, with the Guardians listed as -159 favorites on the moneyline. Ben Lively will get the ball for Cleveland while Washington will counter with Mitchell Parker.

Here is our betting preview for this game, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Guardians vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-159)
• Underdog: Nationals (+133)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been victorious in 27, or 71.1%, of the 38 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Cleveland has a record of 7-3 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -159 or more on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 61.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Nationals have gone 23-28 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.1% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +133 or longer, Washington has a 15-21 record (winning 41.7% of its games).
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.9% in this game.

Guardians vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (16) and runs batted in (57) this season while batting .272.
• Of all MLB hitters, Ramirez ranks 39th in batting average, 63rd in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
• Josh Naylor is batting .235 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .505 this season.
• C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (26).
• In all of the majors, Abrams ranks 35th in home runs and 68th in RBI.
• Jesse Winker has 10 doubles, six home runs and 27 walks while batting .235.

Guardians vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• The Guardians have the seventh-best ERA (3.47) in the majors this season.
• The Guardians have a combined 1.193 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The Nationals pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has the 12th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.90).
• The Nationals have the 20th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.301).