Giants vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 8, 2024

The San Francisco Giants (57-58) and the Washington Nationals (52-62) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday at 12:05 PM ET. The Giants are -122 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Nationals (+102). San Francisco’s Kyle Harrison and Washington’s DJ Herz have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Giants vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Giants (-122)
• Underdog: Nationals (+102)
• Over/under: 9

Giants vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Giants have been favorites in 58 games this season and have come away with the win 33 times (56.9%) in those contests.
• This year San Francisco has won 26 of 44 games when listed as at least -122 on the moneyline.
• The Giants have an implied victory probability of 55% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Nationals have won 42 of the 95 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (44.2%).
• Washington is 37-48 (winning 43.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +102 or longer.
• The Nationals have a 49.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Giants vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Matt Chapman is batting .243 with 18 home runs and 54 RBI. All three of those stats are best among San Francisco hitters this season.
• Chapman ranks 38th in homers and 57th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Heliot Ramos is a key run producer for San Francisco with a .287 average, 16 homers and 54 RBI.
• C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with 17 home runs and 57 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Abrams ranks 49th in home runs and 47th in RBI.
• Luis Garcia’s .289 batting average paces his team.

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 (4.31) in the majors this season.
• The Giants rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.321 WHIP this season.
• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
• Washington’s 4.39 team ERA ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals have the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.322).