Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals Prediction MLB Picks 8/2/24

Washington Nationals (49-60) vs Milwaukee Brewers (61-47)

Game Info: Friday, August 2, 2024 at 6:45 pm (Nationals Park)

Jake Irvin (8-8) (3.44) vs Frankie Montas (4-8) (5.01)

Betting Odds: Washington Nationals / Milwaukee Brewers --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds

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In this article, we will formulate a Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals Prediction for this MLB game on Friday, August 2nd, at Nationals Park.  To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Brewers recent form and recent player performance 

-The Nationals recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Milwaukee

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Washington

-Recent betting trends in games played between Milwaukee and Washington

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Brewers and Nationals. 

Brewers Have Lost Two Straight Games

The Brewers are really struggling heading into this game and they have lost two straight games. In the last two games against the Atlanta Braves, they scored only three runs total and they are going to need to get the offense going here. On Wednesday, the Brewers were defeated 6-2, and that was after they jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. The Brewers are averaging 4.71 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.0 runs per game. The offense is ranked 9th in the league while the pitching is ranked 6th. Willy Adames has hit 17 home runs and driven in 71 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Brewers will be Frankie Montas who sits with a 4-8 record and an ERA of 5.01. In his last start against the Atlanta Braves he went 4.1 innings giving up 10 hits and four runs. 

Nationals Have Lost Four Straight

The Nationals have really struggled heading into this game and they have lost four straight games. Two games ago against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Nationals were defeated 17-0. The Nationals are averaging 4.24 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.74 runs per game. The offense is ranked 18th while the pitching is ranked 25th. They have a negative run differential of -0.49 which is 24th in the league. CJ Abrams has hit 15 home runs and driven in 52 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Nationals will be Jake Irvin who sits with a 8-8 record and an ERA of 3.44. In his last start against the St. Louis Cardinals, he went 5.1 innings giving up four hits and two runs. 

Why the Nationals Will Beat the Brewers

  • The home team has won each of the Nationals' last four games.
  • The Brewers have lost each of their last four road games against NL East opponents.
  • The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last six night games against NL Central opponents.
  • The Brewers have failed to cover the run line each of their last four night games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.

Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals Prediction

The Natioanls Have lost four straight games, but they can bounce back here. Irvin sits with an ERA of 3.44 and in his last start he gave up two runs. Montas gave up four runs in his last start and he sits with an ERA of 5.01. The Nationals are averaging 4.24 runs per game and they are going to get well over that number here. The Brewers won’t be keeping up. Back the Nationals on the moeny line. 

Shane’s Pick Nationals ML

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