Nationals vs. Dodgers odds, tips and betting trends

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10 September 2023

Nationals vs. Dodgers odds, tips and betting trends

The Washington Nationals (64-78) and Los Angeles Dodgers (86-55) will battle on Sunday at Nationals Park, with first pitch at 1:35 PM ET.

The Nationals are projected as a tight favorite (-124 to win on the moneyline) against the Dodgers (-103). The scheduled starters are Trevor Williams (6-9) for the Washington Nationals, and Clayton Kershaw (12-4) for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

These teams meet again after the Nationals took down the Dodgers 7-6 yesterday. Andres Machado registered the win for the Nationals (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K), and C.J. Abrams led the way offensively (2-for-3 with a triple). Gus Varland (0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) was credited with the loss for the Dodgers.

Here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s Nationals vs. Dodgers contest, including viewing options.

Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:32 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Nationals (-124, bet $124 to win $100)
Underdog: Dodgers (-103, bet $103 to win $100)
Over/under: 7.5

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Nationals Stats and Trends

Nationals Betting Records

This season, the Nationals have won seven out of the 10 games in which they’ve been favored.
Washington has entered seven games this season favored by -124 or more and is 5-2 in those contests.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 55.4% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 68 of its 140 games with a total this season.
The Nationals are 75-65-0 against the spread this season.

Trevor Williams (Nationals Probable Starter)

Williams gets the start for the Nationals, his 28th of the season. He is 6-9 with a 5.21 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 134 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s most recent appearance came on Saturday, Sept. 2 against the Miami Marlins, when he threw four innings, surrendering eight earned runs while allowing 12 hits.
In 27 games this season, the 31-year-old has put up a 5.21 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .289 to opposing batters.
Williams has five quality starts under his belt this season.
Williams has put up 18 starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
In four of his 27 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
The opposing Dodgers offense has a collective .257 batting average, and is 11th in the league with 1234 total hits and second in MLB action with 793 runs scored. It has the second-ranked slugging percentage (.459) and ranks second in home runs (221) in all of MLB.
In five innings over one appearance against the Dodgers this season, Williams has a 0 ERA and a 1.8 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .300.

Nationals Batting Stats

The Nationals’ 130 home runs rank second-to-last in MLB this season.
Fueled by 393 extra-base hits, Washington ranks 23rd in MLB with a .395 slugging percentage this season.
The Nationals have a team batting average of .256 this season, which ranks 11th among MLB teams.
Washington ranks 21st in the majors with 615 total runs scored this season.
The Nationals have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.316).
No team has fewer strikeouts this season than Washington, whose batters have struck out only 7.1 times per game on average.

Dodgers Stats and Trends

Dodgers Betting Records

The Dodgers have won in 11, or 47.8%, of the 23 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Los Angeles has a mark of 9-11 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by -103 or worse on the moneyline.
The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 50.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over in 82 of its 140 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Dodgers have an against the spread record of 77-63-0 in 140 games with a line this season.

Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers Probable Starter)

The Dodgers are sending Kershaw (12-4) to the mound for his 22nd start of the season. He is 12-4 with a 2.61 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 117 1/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins, when the lefty threw five innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing five hits.
During 21 games this season, the 35-year-old has a 2.61 ERA and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .212 to opposing batters.
Kershaw enters this game with 11 quality starts under his belt this year.
Kershaw will look to build upon a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per appearance).
He has had five appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .256 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 1237 total hits and 21st in MLB action with 615 runs scored. They have the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and are 29th in all of MLB with 130 home runs.

Dodgers Batting Stats

The Dodgers are second in MLB play with 221 total home runs.
So far this season, Los Angeles ranks second in baseball with a .459 slugging percentage.
The Dodgers have the 10th-best batting average in the majors (.257).
Los Angeles scores the second-most runs in baseball (793 total, 5.6 per game).
The Dodgers rank second in the majors with an on-base percentage of .342.

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