Data Skrive:
The San Francisco Giants (57-57), led by the red-hot Matt Chapman and his three-game homer streak, are -159 favorites to pick up a win over the Washington Nationals (51-62) Wednesday at 6:45 PM ET, live from Nationals Park and broadcast on MASN. San Francisco’s Blake Snell gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Jake Irvin.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $32.58
Giants to win vs Nationals -159
Giants vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Giants (-159)
- Underdog: Nationals (+134)
- Over/under: 8
Giants vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Giants have been victorious in 33, or 57.9%, of the 57 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- San Francisco has a record of 14-4 when favored by -159 or more this year.
- The Giants have an implied victory probability of 61.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Nationals have been the moneyline underdog 94 total times this season. They’ve finished 41-53 in those games.
- Washington is 19-32 (winning just 37.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +134 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Nationals a 42.7% chance to win.
Giants vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Chapman leads San Francisco in home runs with 18, runs batted in with 54 and his batting average of .246 is also best on his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Chapman is 86th in batting average, 46th in on-base percentage, and 48th in slugging.
- Heliot Ramos has 83 hits and an OBP of .344 to go with a slugging percentage of .491 this season.
- C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with 16 home runs and 54 runs batted in.
- In all of MLB, Abrams is 55th in homers and 56th in RBI.
- Luis Garcia is hitting .290 to pace his team.
Giants vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Giants strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
- Giants pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.24 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Giants rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.311 WHIP this season.
- The Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Washington has the 24th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.39).
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.323).