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The Washington Nationals (52-64) are favored on the moneyline (-118) in Friday’s contest with the Los Angeles Angels (51-64). First pitch is at 6:45 PM ET on BSW. The Angels, with +152 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). Mitchell Parker will get the ball for Washington while Los Angeles will counter with Jose Soriano.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.95
Nationals to win vs Angels -118
Nationals vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Nationals (-118)
- Underdog: Angels (-102)
- Over/under: 9
Nationals vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Nationals have been victorious in 10, or 52.6%, of the 19 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Washington has a record of 8-5 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -118 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 54.1% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Angels have won 46.8% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (44-50).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, Los Angeles has gone 41-43 (48.8%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Angels have an implied win probability of 50.5%.
Nationals vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- C.J. Abrams leads Washington in home runs (17) and runs batted in (59) this season while batting .249.
- Of all MLB hitters, Abrams ranks 80th in batting average, 78th in on-base percentage, and 48th in slugging.
- Luis Garcia’s batting average of .290 leads all Washington hitters this season.
- Zachary Neto has a team-best batting average of .266, while pacing the Angels in home runs (16) and runs batted in (60).
- Neto’s home run total ranks 65th in MLB, and he is 37th in RBI.
- Nolan Schanuel is batting .253 with 12 doubles, 12 home runs and 49 walks.
Nationals vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Nationals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- The Nationals have the 24th-ranked ERA (4.40) in the majors this season.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.328 as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective eight K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
- Los Angeles has a 4.54 team ERA that ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Angels have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.313).