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The Washington Nationals will take the field against the Miami Marlins (55-92) on Saturday. The game begins at 4:05 p.m. ET on BSFL, with the Nationals listed as -144 favorites on the moneyline. Patrick Corbin will get the ball for Washington while Miami will counter with Valente Bellozo.
Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $33.89
Nationals to win vs Marlins -144
Nationals vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Nationals (-144)
- Underdog: Marlins (+121)
- Over/under: 8.5
Nationals vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Nationals have been chosen as favorites in 25 games this year and have walked away with the win 12 times (48%) in those games.
- This season Washington has been victorious three times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -144 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 59% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Marlins have been the underdog on the moneyline 130 total times this season. They’ve finished 51-79 in those games.
- Miami has gone 33-57 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +121 or longer (36.7%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Marlins a 45.2% chance to win.
Nationals vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- C.J. Abrams is batting .239 this season with a team-high 20 home runs and 65 RBI.
- Abrams ranks 60th in homers and 69th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Luis Garcia is batting .281 to lead Washington, while adding 15 homers and 63 runs batted in this season.
- Jake Burger paces the Marlins with 25 home runs and 61 runs batted in.
- In all of MLB, Burger is 27th in home runs and 85th in RBI.
- Jesus Sanchez has a club-high .246 batting average.
Nationals vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Nationals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
- Nationals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.35 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.347 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
- Miami has a 4.72 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Marlins average baseball’s third-highest WHIP (1.379).