Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Prediction MLB Picks 9/1/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Washington

-Recent betting trends in games played between Chicago and Washington

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

Cubs Have Won Five Straight

The Cubs are suddenly very confident and they have won five games in a row. On Saturday the pitching was good giving up only three runs and that was enough for the two run victory. Javier Assad went six innings giving up eight hits and three runs. The Cubs are averaging 4.49 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.2 runs per game. The offense is ranked 14th in the league while the ptihcing is ranked 11th. Getting the start for the Cubs will be Jordan Wicks who sits with a 1-2 record and an ERA of 4.18. In his last appearance against the St. Louis Cardinals he went 1.2 innings giving up two hits and zero runs.

Why The Cubs Will Beat the Nationals

• The Cubs have won eight of their last nine games.
• The Nationals have lost eight of their last 10 games at Nationals Park against National League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Cubs have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against National League opponents after playing the previous day.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five day games at Nationals Park following a home loss.

Nationals Are Struggling

Most of this season has been a struggle for the Nationals and they have lost the first two games of this series. On Saturday the offense just wasn’t good enough scoring only three runs and that led to the two run defeat. Andres Chapparo did hit a home run. The Nationals are averaging 4.23 runs while their defense is giving up 4.68 runs per game. The offense is ranked 21st in the league while the defense is ranked 24th. They have a negative run differential of -0.44. Getting the start for the Nationals will be Mitchell Parker who sits with a 7-8 record and an ERA of 4.26. IN his last start against the New York Yankees he went four innings giving up five hits and two runs. 

Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Prediction

The Cubs have looked good the first two games and it’s going to be much of the same here. Parker can’t be trusted to go deep in games and he sits with an ERA of 4.256. Wicks hasn’t been pitching more than a couple of innings but he’s going to be good when he’s in the game. Scoring is going to end up being lower for the Natioanls and the Cubs are going to get the job done. Back the Cubs on the run line.