Data Skrive:
After a four-hit game in a win over the Pirates, Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Chicago Cubs (68-66) as -132 favorites against the Washington Nationals (61-73). Action gets underway from Nationals Park at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, live on MLB Network. Javier Assad will get the ball for Chicago while Washington will counter with DJ Herz.
Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.15
Cubs to win vs Nationals -132
Cubs vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-132)
- Underdog: Nationals (+112)
- Over/under: 9
Cubs vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been victorious in 32, or 51.6%, of the 62 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Chicago has a record of 21-11 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -132 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 56.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Nationals have been the moneyline underdog 110 total times this season. They’ve gone 48-62 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +112 or longer, Washington has a 36-54 record (winning 40% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Nationals a 47.2% chance to win.
Cubs vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs (23) and runs batted in (74) this season while batting .241.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Happ’s home run total ranks him 27th and his RBI tally ranks him 31st.
- Nico Hoerner has collected 123 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .349 on the year.
- C.J. Abrams has racked up a team-high 18 home runs.
- Abrams’ home run total ranks 70th in MLB, and he is 61st in RBI.
- Luis Garcia’s 63 RBI and .290 batting average are both team-highs.
Cubs vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
- The Cubs rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.249 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- Washington has the 22nd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.25).
- The Nationals have the fourth-highest WHIP in baseball (1.338).