Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction MLB Picks 8/20/24

In this article we will formulate a Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, August 20th at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. To formulate this prediction for game one in the series, we will examine:

• The Rockies recent form and recent player performance 
• The Nationals recent form and recent play performance
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Colorado
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Washington
• Recent betting trends in games played between Colorado and Washington
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Colorado and Washington

Colorado Rockies Betting Preview

The Colorado Rockies are 46-79 this year and they have lost four of their last six games. Colorado is coming off of a series win against San Diego, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Rockies lost all three against the Diamondbacks, won two out of three against the Braves, and lost two out of three against the Mets. Colorado is 4-7 in their last 11 games and they are last in the NL West. 

The Colorado pitching staff has a 5.55 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP, and a .288 opponent batting average. The Rockies offense has scored 534 runs with a .244 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Ezequiel Tovar is batting .273 with 19 home runs and 55 RBI’s for the Rockies this season. 

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals are 56-69 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. Washington is coming off of a series loss against Philadelphia, where they lost three out of four games. Prior to that series, the Nationals split two games with the Orioles, won two out of three against the Angels, and lost three out of four against the Giants. Washington is 4-7 in their last 11 games and they are fourth in the NL East. 

The Washington pitching staff has a 4.38 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .262 opponent batting average. The Nationals offense has scored 530 runs with a .244 batting average and a .311 on base percentage. CJ Abrams is batting .248 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Nationals this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Colorado is Austin Gomber, who is 3-8 with a 4.82 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP over 125.0 innings pitched this year. Gomber has allowed two earned runs in two of his last three starts. The projected starting pitcher for Washington is DJ Herz, who is 2-5 with a 4.25 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP over 55.0 innings pitched this season. Herz has allowed two earned runs or fewer in five straight starts. 

Why the Nationals will beat the Rockies

• The Rockies have lost each of their last seven night games against NL East opponents following a win.
• The Nationals have won four of their last five games against the Rockies.
• The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four night games against NL East opponents following a win.
• The Nationals have covered the run line in nine of their last 11 night games against NL West opponents following a road win.

Total Runs Facts

• Six of the Rockies’ last seven road games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Five of the Nationals’ last six night games against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last four games as home favorites.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

• Jacob Young has scored at least one run in 10 of the Nationals’ last 11 night games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Keibert Ruiz has recorded a Single in each of his last four appearances with the Nationals as home favorites.
• Jacob Young has recorded at least one total base in each of the Nationals’ last five games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Keibert Ruiz has recorded at least one hit in nine of his last 10 appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Joey Gallo has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances at Nationals Park against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Keibert Ruiz has hit at least one home run in two of his last three appearances with the Nationals against NL opponents.

Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts

• Ezequiel Tovar has recorded a Double in each of the Rockies’ last three games as road underdogs against NL East opponents.
• Charlie Blackmon has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his eight previous appearances at Nationals Park against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Brenton Doyle has scored a run in each of the Rockies’ last six games.
• Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Austin Gomber has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
• Charlie Blackmon has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 road appearances against the Nationals.
• Charlie Blackmon has recorded two or more total bases in each of his eight previous appearances at Nationals Park against opponents that held a losing record.
• Charlie Blackmon has hit a home run in two of the Rockies’ last three road games against NL East opponents.

Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction 

Colorado comes into this series after a nice series win over the Padres over the weekend, but they are just 17-46 on the road this year. Washington is 28-32 at home this year and they were able to avoid the sweep with a win on Sunday. Neither of these teams have played very well over their last 11 games, but the Rockies are very hard to trust on the road. Washington is going with DJ Herz, who has actually been very good over the last few weeks, so my Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals prediction is for the Nationals to win by at least two runs.