Tigers vs. Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

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19 May 2023

Tigers vs. Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Detroit Tigers (19-22) visiting the Washington Nationals (18-26) at 7:05 PM ET.

Oddsmakers project the Tigers as a small favorite (-112 moneyline odds) against the Nationals (-107). The Tigers will start Matthew Boyd (2-3) versus the Nationals and Jake Irvin (1-1).

The Tigers lost 8-0 to the Pirates Friday, with Eduardo Rodriguez (five innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out five) on the hook for the loss. Matt Vierling went 1-for-3 to lead the Tigers offensively in the defeat.

The Nationals lost to the Marlins 5-3 yesterday. Jeimer Candelario went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI, and Trevor Williams took the loss, pitching six innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out five.

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

Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:21 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Tigers (-112, bet $112 to win $100)
Underdog: Nationals (-107, bet $107 to win $100)
Over/under: 8.5

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Tigers Stats and Trends

Tigers Betting Records

The Tigers have won two of the three games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Detroit has played as favorites of -112 or more twice this season and split those games.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 52.8% chance to win.
Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 20 of its 41 games with a total this season.
The Tigers are 23-18-0 ATS in their 41 games with a spread this season.

Matthew Boyd (Tigers Probable Starter)

The Tigers are sending Boyd (2-3) out for his eighth start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 6.47 ERA and 29 strikeouts through 32 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty last appeared on Friday against the Seattle Mariners, when he threw 1 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up five hits.
In seven games this season, the 32-year-old has a 6.47 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .267 to opposing hitters.
Boyd has one quality start under his belt this season.
Boyd is looking to collect his fifth start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .259 batting average, and is ninth in the league with 387 total hits and 25th in MLB action with 176 runs scored. It has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.368) and ranks 29th in home runs (29) in all of MLB.

Tigers Batting Stats

The Tigers rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 31 home runs as a team.
Hitters for Detroit have combined to rank 29th in the majors with a .348 team slugging percentage.
The Tigers have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
Detroit has scored the fewest runs in the majors this season with just 143 (3.5 per game).
The Tigers are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking last with an OBP of .293.
Detroit ranks 13th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.

Nationals Stats and Trends

Nationals Betting Records

The Nationals have been victorious in 17, or 39.5%, of the 43 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Washington has been victorious 17 times in 43 chances when named as an underdog of at least -107 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 51.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Washington and its opponents have gone over in 18 of its 43 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Nationals have posted a record of 27-16-0 against the spread this season.

Jake Irvin (Nationals Probable Starter)

The Nationals are sending Irvin (1-1) out for his fourth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA and 14 strikeouts over 15 1/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Sunday, the right-hander tossed 4 2/3 innings against the New York Mets, allowing six earned runs while surrendering six hits.
During three games this season, the 26-year-old has a 4.11 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .222 to opposing hitters.
Irvin is looking to secure his second quality start of the year in this matchup.
Irvin enters this game with one outing of five or more innings pitched this year.
The opposing Tigers offense has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.348) and ranks 28th in home runs hit (31) in all of MLB. They have a collective .228 batting average, and are last in the league with 318 total hits and last in MLB action scoring 143 runs.

Nationals Batting Stats

The Nationals have hit 29 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in MLB play.
So far this season, Washington is slugging .368, the third-lowest percentage in the majors.
The Nationals have the ninth-best batting average in the majors (.259).
Averaging four runs per game (176 total), Washington is the 25th-highest scoring team in MLB.
The Nationals’ .323 on-base percentage ranks 13th in the majors.

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