Rangers vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 1, 2024

Expect a display of power when Adolis Garcia (8 HR) and the Texas Rangers (16-14) take on C.J. Abrams (7 HR) and the Washington Nationals (14-15) at Globe Life Field at 8:05 PM ET live on BSSW. Garcia and the Rangers are -167 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup. Texas’ Andrew Heaney gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Trevor Williams.

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

Rangers vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-167)
• Underdog: Nationals (+141)
• Over/under: 9

Rangers vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Rangers have won in eight, or 53.3%, of the 15 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Texas has a record of 2-2 when favored by -167 or more this year.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 62.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Nationals have won 13 of the 27 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (48.1%).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +141 or longer, Washington has a 7-8 record (winning 46.7% of its games).
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 41.5% in this contest.

Rangers vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 32 hits, an OBP of .319 plus a slugging percentage of .452.
• Semien ranks 36th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 17th in RBI.
• Garcia leads Texas in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (25) this season while batting .292.
• Abrams leads the Nationals in home runs (seven), runs batted in (17) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .295.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Abrams ranks ninth in home runs and 38th in RBI.
• Jesse Winker is batting .265 with six doubles, three home runs and 15 walks.

Rangers vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• The Rangers have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
• Rangers pitchers have a 1.200 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
• Washington has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.32).
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.428).