Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 26, 2024

Pedro Pages (11 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the St. Louis Cardinals (53-49) and Washington Nationals (47-56) meet Friday at 8:15 PM ET, live on MASN2 from Busch Stadium. Pages and the Cardinals are favored by bookmakers with -157 odds on the moneyline. St. Louis’ Sonny Gray and Washington’s MacKenzie Gore have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-157)
• Underdog: Nationals (+133)
• Over/under: 8

Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have been favorites in 52 games this season and have come away with the win 28 times (53.8%) in those contests.
• This year St. Louis has won six of 14 games when listed as at least -157 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 61.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Nationals are 37-47 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 44% of those games).
• Washington is 19-28 (winning 40.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +133 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 42.9%.

Cardinals vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in batting average (.289) and runs batted in (60) this season while also slugging 18 homers.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Burleson is 25th in homers and 28th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan has collected 101 hits this season and has an OBP of .334. He’s slugging .401 on the year.
• C.J. Abrams has racked up a team-high 15 home runs and 49 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in MLB, Abrams’ home run total puts him 49th, and his RBI total ranks 54th.
• Jesse Winker has 18 doubles, 11 home runs and 52 walks while batting .256.

Cardinals vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• The Cardinals have the 15th-ranked ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.262 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Washington has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.20).
• The Nationals have the 21st-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.302).