Brewers vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 12, 2024

The Washington Nationals (42-52) hope to avoid their sixth straight defeat when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers (54-40) Friday at 8:10 PM ET on BSWI. The Brewers are listed as -196 favorites, while the Nationals are +164 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Milwaukee’s Freddy Peralta and Washington’s Jackson Rutledge have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Brewers vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-196)
• Underdog: Nationals (+164)
• Over/under: 7.5

Brewers vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Brewers have won in 32, or 64%, of the 50 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Milwaukee has been listed as a favorite of -196 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 66.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Nationals have been the underdog on the moneyline 77 total times this season. They’ve finished 33-44 in those games.
• Washington has a record of 9-9 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +164 or longer (50%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Nationals a 37.9% chance to win.

Brewers vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• William Contreras is batting .292 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI for Milwaukee this season.
• Contreras’ home runs put him 98th in baseball, and he ranks 30th in RBI.
• Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 62.
• C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with 14 home runs and 46 runs batted in.
• Abrams is 41st in homers and 49th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Jesse Winker is hitting .264 with 17 doubles, 10 home runs and 48 walks.

Brewers vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Brewers strike out just 8.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• Brewers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.78 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
• The Brewers have a combined WHIP of 1.251 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
• Washington has a 4.14 team ERA that ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals have the 20th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.293).