Orioles vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 14, 2024

The Baltimore Orioles (70-49) hope to complete a one-game sweep of the Washington Nationals (54-65) when the teams meet at 6:35 PM ET Wednesday. The Orioles are -178 favorites to keep the Nationals out of the win column in the series. Baltimore’s Dean Kremer gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s DJ Herz.

Here is our preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-178)
• Underdog: Nationals (+148)
• Over/under: 9

Orioles vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been victorious in 55, or 59.8%, of the 92 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Baltimore has a record of 13-6 when favored by -178 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 64% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Nationals have been the underdog on the moneyline 98 total times this season. They’ve finished 43-55 in those games.
• Washington is 14-19 (winning 42.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +148 or longer.
• The Nationals have a 40.3% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Orioles vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a batting average of .290. He’s also hit 29 home runs with 69 RBI.
• Henderson ranks eighth in Major League Baseball in homers, and 25th in RBI.
• Anthony Santander leads Baltimore in home runs (35) and runs batted in (79) this season while batting .243.
• C.J. Abrams has accumulated a team-best 17 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in MLB, Abrams’ home run total puts him 60th, and his RBI total ranks 47th.
• Luis Garcia has a club-best .293 batting average.

Orioles vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Orioles have a combined 1.230 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The Nationals pitching staff is 24th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has a 4.33 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals have the fourth-highest WHIP in the majors (1.337).