Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 28, 2024

Pedro Pages will look to extend his 12-game hitting streak when the St. Louis Cardinals (53-50) take on the Washington Nationals (48-56). The Cardinals are listed as -152 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 2:15 PM ET on Sunday, live on BSMW from Busch Stadium. Miles Mikolas will get the ball for St. Louis while Washington will counter with DJ Herz.

Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-152)
• Underdog: Nationals (+127)
• Over/under: 9

Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Cardinals have won in 28, or 52.8%, of the 53 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• St. Louis has a record of 7-9 when favored by -152 or more this year.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 60.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Nationals have a 38-47 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.7% of those games).
• Washington has gone 22-32 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +127 or longer (40.7%).
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 44.1% in this game.

Cardinals vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 60 while batting .288, which is also best on the team.
• Burleson’s home runs rank him 26th in baseball, and he is 29th in RBI.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .263 with an OBP of .330 and a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
• C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with 15 home runs and 50 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Abrams’ home run total puts him 51st, and his RBI total ranks 57th.
• Jesse Winker is batting .253 with 18 doubles, 11 home runs and 53 walks.

Cardinals vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Cardinals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
• Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.01 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.269 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Nationals pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.22).
• The Nationals average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.302).