Diamondbacks vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 19, 2024

Lane Thomas leads the Washington Nationals (35-36) into Wednesday’s matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks (35-37) on a three-game homer streak. His Nationals are underdogs for the contest, however, with bookmakers naming the Diamondbacks as -157 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 4:05 PM ET from Nationals Park, live on MASN2. Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt and Washington’s Patrick Corbin have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Diamondbacks vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-157)
• Underdog: Nationals (+132)
• Over/under: 9

Diamondbacks vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Diamondbacks have been chosen as favorites in 35 games this year and have walked away with the win 20 times (57.1%) in those games.
• This season Arizona has been victorious 10 times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -157 on the moneyline.
• The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 61.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Nationals have put together a 29-33 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.8% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +132 or longer, Washington has a 17-21 record (winning 44.7% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Nationals a 43.1% chance to win.

Diamondbacks vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Ketel Marte leads Arizona in batting average (.283) this season while adding 14 home runs and 39 RBI.
• Marte ranks 17th in homers and 37th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Christian Walker leads Arizona in home runs (16) and runs batted in (49) this season while batting .257.
• C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals in home runs (11) and runs batted in (36).
• In all of the majors, Abrams is 40th in home runs and 50th in RBI.
• Jesse Winker is batting .265 with 10 doubles, six home runs and 35 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Diamondbacks strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.56 this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks have a combined WHIP of 1.373 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 22nd in the majors.
• Washington’s 3.84 team ERA ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.273).