Nationals vs Athletics Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Apr 14

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Oakland Athletics' Shea Langeliers runs up the first base line against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 19, 2023, in Houston.
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  • The Athletics are -130 favorites vs the Nationals
  • Nationals vs Athletics Over / Under today: 8.5 Runs
  • Nationals / Athletics TV Channel: MAS2 | NSCA

The Washington Nationals (+115) visit Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to take on the Oakland Athletics (-135) on Sunday, April 14, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 4:07pm EDT in Oakland, CA.

This season, the Nationals are 5-7 against the spread (ATS), while the Athletics are 8-5 ATS.

Nationals vs Athletics Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Nationals starting pitcher: Trevor Williams 2-0, 2.62 ERA
  • Athletics starting pitcher: Alex Wood 0-1, 8.49 ERA

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

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Nationals+1.5 -185O 8.5 -115+115
Athletics -1.5 +150U 8.5 -105-135

Nationals vs Athletics Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Athletics will win Sunday‘s MLB game with 54.0% 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 Nationals players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Nationals Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Keibert Ruiz has hit the Singles Over in 8 of his last 10 away games (+5.95 Units / 52% ROI)
  • Jacob Young has hit the Total Bases Under in 5 of his last 6 games (+5.30 Units / 73% ROI)
  • Patrick Corbin has hit the Pitching Outs Over in 20 of his last 32 games (+5.15 Units / 13% ROI)
  • Patrick Corbin has hit the Earned Runs Over in his last 5 games (+5.10 Units / 74% ROI)
  • Keibert Ruiz has hit the Total Bases Over in 8 of his last 10 away games (+5.10 Units / 31% ROI)

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

Best Athletics Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • JP Sears has hit the Earned Runs Over in 8 of his last 11 games at home (+5.15 Units / 42% ROI)
  • Darell Hernaiz has hit the Total Bases Under in 4 of his last 5 games (+3.35 Units / 61% ROI)
  • Darell Hernaiz has hit the Hits Under in 4 of his last 5 games (+3.30 Units / 61% ROI)
  • Darell Hernaiz has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 4 of his last 5 games (+3.30 Units / 57% ROI)
  • Drew Rucinski has hit the Strikeouts Under in his last 3 games (+3.15 Units / 72% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have hit the Moneyline in 66 of their last 144 games (+23.45 Units / 16% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have covered the Run Line in 44 of their last 74 away games (+9.25 Units / 10% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 16 of their last 23 away games (+8.08 Units / 28% ROI)
  • The Washington Nationals have hit the Game Total Under in 20 of their last 32 away games (+7.95 Units / 23% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have hit the Team Total Under in 86 of their last 148 games (+15.73 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 13 of their last 15 games (+11.14 Units / 60% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Over in 48 of their last 84 games (+9.75 Units / 10% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have covered the Run Line in 29 of their last 53 games at home (+5.20 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 3 of their last 5 games (+3.10 Units / 60% ROI)

Nationals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Nationals are 6-6 against the Run Line (-2.05 Units / -13.1% ROI).

  • 5-7 when betting on the Moneyline for +0.65 Units / 5.39% ROI
  • 6-6 when betting on the total runs Over for -0.6 Units / -4.58% ROI
  • 6-6 when betting on the total runs Under for -0.7 Units / -5.26% ROI

Athletics Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Athletics are 8-5 against the Run Line (+1.1 Units / 6.49% ROI).

  • 5-8 when betting on the Moneyline for -0.4 Units / -3.08% ROI
  • 7-6 when betting on the total runs Over for +0.55 Units / 3.91% ROI
  • 6-7 when betting on the total runs Under for -1.85 Units / -12.67% ROI

Athletics vs Nationals Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Shea Langeliers (OAK) 0.5 +375 0.5 -550
Joey Gallo (WAS) 0.5 +425 0.5 -600
Seth Brown (ОАК) 0.5 +500 0.5 -750
JJ Bleday (OAK) 0.5 +550 0.5 -800
Lane Thomas (WAS) 0.5 +575 0.5 -800

Athletics vs Nationals Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Joey Meneses (WAS) 0.5 -250 0.5 +175
Lane Thomas (WAS) 0.5 -250 0.5 +190
Zack Gelof (OAK) 0.5 -225 0.5 +160
Seth Brown (ОАК) 0.5 -210 0.5 +155
Abraham Toro (OAK) 0.5 -210 0.5 +155

Athletics vs Nationals RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Seth Brown (ОАК) 0.5 +150 0.5 -200
Shea Langeliers (OAK) 0.5 +165 0.5 -225
Lane Thomas (WAS) 0.5 +170 0.5 -225
Joey Meneses (WAS) 0.5 +180 0.5 -250
JJ Bleday (OAK) 0.5 +185 0.5 -250

Athletics vs Nationals Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Alex Wood (OAK) 4.5 +115 4.5 -150

Trevor Williams threw his off-speed pitches for a strike just 51% (619/1,221) of the time in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP; League Avg: 62% — 0 Percentile.

Trevor Williams has thrown his breaking pitches for a strike just 51% (359/710) of the time since last season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 70 total IP; League Avg: 62% — 0 Percentile.

Trevor Williams has a strike rate of just 51% (278/546) on sliders since last season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 70 total IP; League Avg: 63% — first Percentile.

Trevor Williams threw his breaking pitches for a strike just 51% (335/660) of the time in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP; League Avg: 62% — 0 Percentile.

Athletics Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Alex Wood had a strikeout rate of just 32% (74/234) with two-strikes in the 2023 season — lowest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 46% — first Percentile.

Opponents batted .220 (45-for-205) against Alex Wood with two-strikes in the 2023 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: .156 — first Percentile.

Alex Wood had a strikeout rate of just 17% (74/429) in the 2023 season — 4th lowest among in NL; League Avg: 25% — fourth Percentile.

Opponents had a two strike miss rate of just 17% (53/310) against Alex Wood in the 2023 season — tied for lowest among in NL; League Avg: 27% — second Percentile.

Nationals Keys to the Game vs. the Athletics

The Nationals are just 40-59 (.404) vs bottom 10 scoring offenses since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .568.

The Nationals are just 21-38 (.356) after a home win since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .532.

The Nationals are just 41-66 (.383) after a home loss since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .515.

The Nationals are just 67-43 (.609) when they’ve had 10 or more hits since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .730.

Athletics Keys to the Game vs. the Nationals

The Athletics are just 5-8 (.385) after a win as favorites since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .590.

The Athletics are just 56-114 (.327) at home since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .523.

The Athletics are just 27-62 (.300) at home since the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .515.

The Athletics are just 92-63 (.590) when allowing 4 or fewer runs since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .719.

The Nationals are batting just .073 on pitches out of the zone this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .162.

Nationals hitters had a Hard-Hit Rate of just 36% against RHP in the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 40%.

Nationals hitters have just 876 strikeouts in 4,542 PA’s (19%) against RHP since last season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

Nationals hitters struck out just 809 times in 4,217 PA’s (19%) against RHP in the 2023 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

Athletics hitters are slugging just .159 on pitches out of the zone since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .213.

Athletics hitters have an OBP of just .284 (6,139 PA’s) at home since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .320.

Athletics hitters have an OPS of just .624 (6,139 PA’s) at home since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .731.

The Athletics are batting just .199 with two outs since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .236.

Opponents had a miss rate of just 23% against Nationals pitchers in the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Nationals pitchers since the 2022 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Nationals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 38% with two-strikes since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 42%.

Nationals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 38% with two-strikes since last season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 42%.

Athletics pitchers had an ERA of 6.09 (676.2 IP) on the road in the 2023 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.44.

Opponents had a groundball rate of just 38% against Athletics pitchers in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 39% against Athletics pitchers since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Athletics pitchers have walked 165 of 1,559 batters (11%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Athletics vs. Nationals Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Ken Waldichuk (Oakland Athletics): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Aledmys Diaz (Oakland Athletics): Calf, 60-Day IL
  • Freddy Tarnok (Oakland Athletics): Hip, 15-Day IL
  • James Kaprielian (Oakland Athletics): Shoulder, Out
  • Trevor Gott (Oakland Athletics): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Drew Rucinski (Oakland Athletics): Back, Out
  • Sean Newcomb (Oakland Athletics): Knee, 60-Day IL
  • Luis Medina (Oakland Athletics): Knee, 15-Day IL
  • Angel Felipe (Oakland Athletics): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Zach Brzykcy (Washington Nationals): Elbow, Out
  • Stone Garrett (Washington Nationals): Ankle, 10-Day IL
  • Stephen Strasburg (Washington Nationals): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
  • Nick Senzel (Washington Nationals): Thumb, 10-Day IL
  • Mason Thompson (Washington Nationals): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Cade Cavalli (Washington Nationals): Elbow, 60-Day IL

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