The Milwaukee Brewers (54-41) are favorites (-272) on the moneyline when they take on the Washington Nationals (43-52) Saturday at 4:10 PM ET, live on BSWI. Milwaukee’s Dallas Keuchel and Washington’s Mitchell Parker have been named the starters for this contest.
Here is our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $27.35
Brewers to win vs Nationals -272
Brewers vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Brewers (-272)
- Underdog: Nationals (+220)
- Over/under: 8
Brewers vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Brewers have won in 32, or 62.7%, of the 51 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Milwaukee has been listed as a favorite of -272 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 73.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Nationals have put together a 34-44 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 43.6% of those games).
- Washington has played as a moneyline underdog of +220 or longer in only two games this season, which it split 1-1.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 31.2%.
Brewers vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- William Contreras has been key for Milwaukee with 10 home runs, 54 RBI and a batting average of .289 this season.
- Of all hitters in baseball, Contreras’ home run total places him 101st and his RBI tally places him 30th.
- Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs (14) and runs batted in (63) this season while batting .238.
- C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals in home runs (14) and runs batted in (46).
- Abrams’ home run total ranks 42nd in the big leagues, and he is 51st in RBI.
- Jesse Winker is batting .267 with 18 doubles, 11 home runs and 48 walks.
Brewers vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Brewers strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Brewers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.80 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Brewers pitchers have a 1.253 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Washington has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.12).
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 20th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.289).