Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals Prediction MLB Picks 9/24/24

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals are 69-87 this year and they have lost six of their last seven games. Washington is coming off of a series loss against the Cubs, where they lost three out of four games. Prior to that series, the Nationals lost all three against the Mets, won three out of four against the Marlins, and split two games with the Braves. Washington is 5-9 in their last 14 games and they are fourth in the NL East. 

The Washington pitching staff has a 4.34 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .260 opponent batting average. The Nationals' offense has scored 638 runs with a .243 batting average and a .309 on-base percentage. Luis Garcia is batting .281 with 16 home runs and 65 RBI’s for the Nationals this season.

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Cole Ragans, who is 11-9 with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 180.1 innings pitched this season. Ragans has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three straight starts. The projected starting pitcher for Washington is Mitchell Parker, who is 7-10 with a 4.44 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP over 146.0 innings pitched this year. Parker has allowed at least four earned runs in two of his last three starts but did go 6.1 innings with zero earned runs in his last home start. 

Why the Nationals will beat the Royals

• The Royals have lost each of their last seven games.
• The Nationals have won each of their last four games as underdogs against American League opponents following a loss.
• The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last eight home games against American League opponents following a loss.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine Tuesday games as road favorites.
• The Nationals have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games at Nationals Park.
• The Nationals have led after 3 innings in each of their last three home night games.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Nationals' last four games as underdogs against American League opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Five of the Royals' last six games as road favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Nationals' last four games as home underdogs against AL Central opponents.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

• Keibert Ruiz has recorded a double in three of his last four home appearances.
• Jacob Young has scored at least one run in five of the Nationals' last six home games against AL opponents.
• Jacob Young has recorded a single in each of the Nationals' last four games at Nationals Park.
• Ildemaro Vargas has recorded at least one hit in seven of his last eight appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Joey Meneses has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Nationals' last five home games against AL Central opponents.
• Joey Meneses has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Nationals' last five games against AL Central opponents at Nationals Park.
• Luis Garcia has hit a home run in three of the Nationals' last six home games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

• Salvador Perez has recorded a double in each of the Royals' last three games as favorites against NL East opponents.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in each of the Royals' last two games as road favorites against NL opponents.
• Paul DeJong has scored at least one run in six of his seven previous appearances with his team as a road favorite against the Nationals.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five road appearances against NL opponents.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one Single in 10 of his last 11 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.

Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals Prediction 

Kansas City comes into this series trying to snap a seven-game losing streak and they are now tied for the second wild-card spot in the AL with Detroit. The Royals are only in the playoffs by a couple of games, so they need to figure things out quickly. KC is 37-38 on the road this year, while Washington is 36-39 at home. Cole Ragans is the better starting pitcher in this matchup, but the Royals are just 1-3 in his last four starts and they haven’t been great on the road. Take the Nationals at home here.