Data Skrive:
Juan Yepez (11 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the Washington Nationals (45-53) and Cincinnati Reds (47-51) meet Sunday at 1:35 PM ET, live on MASN from Nationals Park. Yepez and the Nationals are favored by sportsbooks with -120 odds on the moneyline. Jake Irvin will get the ball for Washington while Cincinnati will counter with Andrew Abbott.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Nationals to win vs Reds -120
Nationals vs. Reds Betting Lines
- Favorite: Nationals (-120)
- Underdog: Reds (+101)
- Over/under: 8.5
Nationals vs. Reds Betting Insights
- The Nationals have been chosen as favorites in 17 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (52.9%) in those games.
- This season Washington has been victorious eight times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Reds have won 21 of the 51 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (41.2%).
- Cincinnati has gone 17-25 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +101 or longer (40.5%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Reds have an implied win probability of 49.8%.
Nationals vs. Reds Hitting Leaders
- C.J. Abrams is batting .265 this season with a team-high 15 home runs and 48 RBI.
- Among batters in MLB, Abrams is 43rd in home runs and 48th in RBI.
- Jesse Winker is batting .266 with an OBP of .384 and a slugging percentage of .438 this season.
- Elly De La Cruz has hit a team-best 17 home runs.
- Among all hitters in the majors, De La Cruz is 25th in homers and 77th in RBI.
- Spencer Steer’s 60 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
Nationals vs. Reds Pitching Rankings
- The Nationals strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- Nationals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.18 this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The Reds pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Cincinnati’s 3.88 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Reds average MLB’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.258).