Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals Prediction MLB Picks 6/19/24

In this article, we will formulate an Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, June 19th at Nationals Park. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Diamondbacks form and recent player performance 

-The Nationals recent form and recent play performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Arizona

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Washington

-Recent betting trends in games played between Arizona and Washington

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Diamondbacks vs Nationals.

Diamondbacks Leaned on Pitching

The Diamondbacks leaned on pitching and they were able to secure the 5-0 victory on Tuesday. Ketel Marte hit a home run and drove in three RBIs. The Diamondbacks are averaging 4.86 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.82 runs per game. The offense is ranked 6th in the league while the pitching is ranked 24th. They are batting .251 as a team which is 8th. Christian Walker has hit 16 home runs and driven in 49 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Diamondbacks will be Brandon Pfaadt who sits with a 3-5 record and an ERA of 4.38. In his last start against the Los Angeles Angels, he went six innings giving up six hits and one run. 

Why the Diamondbacks Will Win

• The Diamondbacks have won each of their last six games at Nationals Park against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
• The Nationals have lost each of their last four games against NL West opponents.
• The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in each of their last seven games at Nationals Park.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games at Nationals Park against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games at Nationals Park against NL West opponents that held a losing record.

Nationals Offense Needs To Be Better

The Nationals offense needs to be better and on Tuesday they failed to score any runs. CJ Abrams and Jesse Winker both finished with two hits but they were only two players that had hits. The Nationals are averaging 4.07 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.19 runs per game. The offense is ranked 23rd in the league while the pitching is ranked 12th. They do have a run differential of -0.127 which is 18th in the league. CJ Abrams has hit 11 home runs and driven in 36 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Nationals will be Patrick Corbin who sits with a 1-7 record and an ERA of 5.85. In his last start against the Detroit Tigers, he went 5.1 innings giving up four hits and one run. 

Why the Nationals Will Win

• The Nationals have won five of their last six games as underdogs.
• The Diamondbacks have lost 12 of their last 20 games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
• The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last six day games following a home loss.
• The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games as favorites against NL East opponents.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals Prediction

Both of these starting pitchers are coming off strong starts and both are going to really step up here. Pfaadt gave up only one run in his last start while Corbin gave up only four hits and one run. I expect the Nationals are especially going to really struggle to get any offense and that is going to be the difference here. There will be only three or four runs scored total. Back the under to cash here.