Nationals vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 8, 2024

The Washington Nationals (42-47) and St. Louis Cardinals (46-42) meet Monday at Nationals Park, starting at 4:05 PM ET on MASN. The Nationals are -120 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Cardinals are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +158 odds. Mitchell Parker will get the ball for Washington while St. Louis will counter with Miles Mikolas.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Nationals vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-120)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+102)
• Over/under: 9.5

Nationals vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Nationals have been favorites in 16 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (56.2%) in those contests.
• Washington has a record of 8-3 when favored by -120 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 54.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Cardinals have a 21-23 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 47.7% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer, St. Louis has a 16-20 record (winning 44.4% of its games).
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 49.5% in this game.

Nationals vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• C.J. Abrams leads Washington in batting average (.280), home runs (14) and runs batted in (46) this season.
• Abrams’ home runs rank him 35th in baseball, and he is 41st in RBI.
• Jesse Winker is batting .267 with an OBP of .384 and a slugging percentage of .432 this season.
• Brendan Donovan leads the Cardinals with 43 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Donovan’s home run total puts him 125th, and his RBI total ranks 55th.
• Alec Burleson is hitting .277 with 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 14 walks.

Nationals vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Nationals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• The Nationals have pitched to a 4.02 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.274 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
• The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 21st in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• St. Louis has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.97).
• The Cardinals have the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.268).