Marlins vs Nationals Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 31

Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia hits an RBI single against the Seattle Mariners to score CJ Abrams during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, June 26, 2023, in Seattle.
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The Miami Marlins (-120) visit Nationals Park to take on the Washington Nationals (+100) on August 31, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 pm in Washington, D.C., DC.

This season, the Marlins are against the spread (ATS), while the Nationals are ATS.

Marlins vs Nationals Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Marlins starting pitcher: Ryan Gusto 1-3, 3.96 ERA
  • Nationals starting pitcher: Will Dion 1-1, 3.67 ERA

Marlins vs. Nationals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Marlins-1.5 +135O 8.5 +100-120
Nationals +1.5 -165U 8.5 -120+100

Marlins vs Nationals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Marlins will win Monday‘s MLB game with 52.8% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Marlins players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Marlins Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Javier Sanoja has hit the Total Bases Over in 20 of his last 25 away games (+18.75 Units / 61% ROI)
  • Heriberto Hernandez has hit the Home Runs Over in 4 of his last 8 games (+14.00 Units / 175% ROI)
  • Xavier Edwards has hit the Runs Under in his last 10 games (+10.00 Units / 54% ROI)
  • Heriberto Hernandez has hit the Walks Over in 14 of his last 25 games (+9.80 Units / 39% ROI)
  • Otto Lopez has hit the Hits Under in 15 of his last 20 away games (+9.60 Units / 25% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Nationals players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Nationals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Daylen Lile has hit the RBIs Over in 13 of his last 20 games at home (+14.00 Units / 70% ROI)
  • Nasim Nuรฑez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+13.20 Units / 34% ROI)
  • Daylen Lile has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 7 games (+12.40 Units / 177% ROI)
  • CJ Abrams has hit the Hits Under in 11 of his last 15 games (+10.60 Units / 48% ROI)
  • CJ Abrams has hit the Singles Under in 12 of his last 15 games (+8.00 Units / 40% ROI)
  • The Miami Marlins have hit the Game Total Under in 28 of their last 45 games (+10.25 Units / 21% ROI)
  • The Miami Marlins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 11 of their last 13 away games (+8.90 Units / 54% ROI)
  • The Miami Marlins have hit the Team Total Under in 26 of their last 45 games (+4.35 Units / 8% ROI)
  • The Miami Marlins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 23 of their last 50 games (+4.30 Units / 7% ROI)
  • The Miami Marlins have covered the Run Line in 11 of their last 20 games (+3.15 Units / 13% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 33 of their last 50 games at home (+13.90 Units / 24% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 30 of their last 50 games at home (+12.50 Units / 20% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 31 of their last 50 games at home (+9.50 Units / 16% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have hit the Game Total Under in 27 of their last 45 games (+9.45 Units / 19% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have hit the Team Total Over in 13 of their last 18 games at home (+7.25 Units / 34% ROI)

Marlins Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Marlins are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

  • away moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
  • away total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
  • away total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Nationals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Nationals are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

  • home moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
  • home total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
  • home total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Nationals vs Marlins Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Heriberto Hernandez +270
CJ Abrams +300
Kyle Stowers +340
Abimelec Ortiz +375
Daylen Lile +450

Nationals vs Marlins Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Javier Sanoja 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Heriberto Hernandez 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Keibert Ruiz 0.5 -220 0.5 +165
Abimelec Ortiz 0.5 -200 0.5 +145
Xavier Edwards 0.5 -200 0.5 +150

Nationals vs Marlins Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Kyle Stowers 0.5 -275 0.5 +200
Brady House 0.5 -275 0.5 +200
Agustin Ramirez 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Esteury Ruiz 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
CJ Abrams 0.5 -190 0.5 +140

Marlins Keys to the Game vs. the Nationals

The Marlins are just 8-28 (.222) when allowing 2 or more home runs this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

The Marlins are 34-6 (.850) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — 5th best in MLB.

The Marlins are 28-8 (.778) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — 4th best in MLB.

The Marlins are just 28-40 (.412) after a loss this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

Nationals Keys to the Game vs. the Marlins

The Nationals are just 1-56 (.018) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Nationals are just 33-25 (.569) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

The Nationals are just 1-63 (.016) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB.

The Nationals are just 13-55 (.191) when scoring 4 or fewer runs this season — lowest in MLB.

Marlins hitters are slugging just .527 on the first pitch of at-bats this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

The Marlins are batting just .188 in lefty-lefty matchups this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Marlins hitters have a groundball batting average of .278 this season — best in MLB.

Marlins hitters have a groundball batting average of .294 with runners on base this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Nationals hitters are slugging .441 against LHP this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Nationals hitters have an OPS of .813 (1,239 PA’s) when leading off an inning this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Nationals hitters have an OPS of .777 (1,540 PA’s) against LHP this season — 3rd best in MLB.

The Nationals have scored 410 runs in the first 5 innings this season — most in MLB.

The Marlins have won just 10% of road games in which their opponents scored first this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Marlins pitchers have an ERA of 3.30 (626.2 IP) at home this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Marlins have allowed 3.62 runs per game (250/69) at home this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Marlins have won 46% of home games in which their opponents scored first this season — tied for 3rd highest in MLB.

Nationals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 38% with two-strikes this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

Nationals pitchers have an ERA of 5.11 (638.0 IP) at home this season — 3rd highest in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Nationals pitchers this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Nationals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 20% in close and late situations this season — tied for lowest in MLB.

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