The Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Saturday in MLB action from Dodger Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Washington Nationals will send out Jake Irvin for the start here and Irvin is 5-3 with a 4.23 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Dodgers, Irvin is 1-2 with a 4.88 ERA and 23 strikeouts. Dustin May will get the start for the Dodgers here and is 4-4 with a 4.46 ERA and 67 strikeouts this season. This will be May’s second career start against the Nationals.

Washington Nationals Recap

The Washington Nationals come into this game looking to bounce back from their 6-5 loss at the hands of the Dodgers in Friday’s series opener to sit at 31-45 on the year. After this series, the Nationals will continue on the road for a series against the San Diego Padres.

Nationals Lose 9 Of Their Last 10

Keibert Ruiz has 58 hits with 10 doubles and a pair of home runs with 23 RBIs while James Wood has 80 hits with 19 doubles and a team-high 20 home runs along with 56 RBIs and 9 stolen bases while also putting up 86 strikeouts. Nathaniel Lowe has 64 hits with 12 doubles and 45 RBIs along with 10 home runs and 84 strikeouts. CJ Abrams has 9 home runs and 23 RBIs along with 15 doubles and 15 stolen bases while Luis Garcia Jr. has 17 doubles and 7 stolen bases of his own this season. Dylan Crews has also logged 11 stolen bases as well this season.

Why the Washington Nationals will win

The Nationals have won each of their last three games as underdogs against the Dodgers following a road loss.
The Dodgers have lost each of their last three games as favorites against NL East opponents following a win.
The road team has covered the run line in each of the Nationals’ last nine games.
The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against NL East opponents.


Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

CJ Abrams has hit a home run in four of the Nationals’ last five road games against the Dodgers.
Luis Garcia has recorded a Double in three of the Nationals’ last four road games against NL West opponents.
CJ Abrams has recorded an RBI in four of the Nationals’ last five road games against the Dodgers.
CJ Abrams has scored at least one run in each of the Nationals’ last nine games against NL West opponents.
Amed Rosario has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with the Nationals as underdogs against NL opponents.
James Wood ranks T6th in the league in Home Runs (20) this season.

Los Angeles Dodgers Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this game looking to build on their win to kick off the series to improve to 47-30 last time out. After this series, the Dodgers will head on the road for a game against the Colorado Rockies.

Dodgers Win 7 Of Their Last 9 Games

Shohei Ohtani has 86 hits including 12 doubles, 25 home runs, 43 RBIs and 5 triples while Tommy Edman has 52 hits with 10 home runs and 38 RBIs. Michael Conforto has 34 hits with 10 doubles while Teoscar Hernandez has 61 hits with 13 home runs, 15 doubles and 50 RBIs as well this season. Ohtani has a team-high 11 stolen bases while Max Muncy has 9 doubles but also has 63 strikeouts so far this season. Mookie Betts has also chipped in 9 home runs and 36 RBIs as well on the year. Freddie Freeman has also logged 79 hits with a team-high 21 doubles, 9 home runs and 41 RBIs. Andy Pages also has 78 hits with 12 doubles, 15 home runs and 50 RBIs as well this season.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

The Dodgers have won each of their last 10 home games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
The Nationals have lost each of their last eight night games against National League opponents.
The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against National League opponents following a loss.
The Dodgers have covered the run line in nine of their last 11 night games against the Nationals following a win.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

Freddie Freeman has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances in night games against NL teams that held a losing record.
Mookie Betts has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last five home games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
Dustin May has recorded five or more strikeouts in six of his last seven appearances in night games.
Mookie Betts has scored at least one run in each of his 11 previous Saturday appearances against NL East teams that held a losing record.
Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Miguel Rojas has recorded a Double in each of his last five home appearances against the Nationals after playing the previous day.
Will Smith ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.424) this season.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Dodgers’ last four games as favorites against the Nationals 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.

Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction

’m on the Dodgers here. I get the allure of plus money with the Nationals, but Jake Irvin has not been able to get it together on the road and it’s just really hard to back him in a spot like this against a Dodger lineup that’s just flat out loaded. The Nationals almost completed the comeback on Friday but once again here I don’t think it’ll be enough. Give me the Dodgers in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -270