Giants vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 5, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (56-57), led by Matt Chapman on a two-game home run streak, are -193 favorites on the moneyline to defeat Luis Garcia (homers in two straight contests) and the Washington Nationals (51-61). First pitch is at 6:45 PM ET on Monday, live from Nationals Park and airing on NBCS-BA. San Francisco’s Logan Webb gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Patrick Corbin.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Giants vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Giants (-193)
• Underdog: Nationals (+160)
• Over/under: 9.5

Giants vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Giants have won in 32, or 57.1%, of the 56 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• San Francisco has a record of 6-1 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -193 or more on the moneyline.
• The Giants have an implied victory probability of 65.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Nationals have gone 41-52 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 44.1% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +160 or longer, Washington has gone 11-11 (50%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Nationals a 38.5% chance to win.

Giants vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Chapman leads San Francisco in homers with 17 while also maintaining a team-best .246 batting average.
• Chapman ranks 44th in MLB in homers, and 68th in RBI.
• Heliot Ramos leads San Francisco in runs batted in with 53 while batting .285 with 15 homers.
• C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with 16 home runs and 54 runs batted in.
• In all of MLB, Abrams is 55th in homers and 55th in RBI.
• Garcia has a club-high .290 batting average.

Giants vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Giants average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
• The Giants have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.27) in the majors this season.
• The Giants have a combined WHIP of 1.314 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has the 24th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.40).
• The Nationals have the 24th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.325).