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The Washington Nationals (+185) visit Dodger Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (-225) on September 5, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 9:10 pm in Los Angeles, CA.
This season, the Nationals are against the spread (ATS), while the Dodgers are ATS.
Nationals vs Dodgers Starting Pitchers Today:
- Nationals starting pitcher: Cade Cavalli 12-5, 3.13 ERA
- Dodgers starting pitcher: Tyler Glasnow 4-0, 2.79 ERA
Nationals vs. Dodgers Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Nationals | +1.5 -118 | O 7.5 -130 | +185 |
| Dodgers | -1.5 -102 | U 7.5 +100 | -225 |
Nationals vs Dodgers Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Dodgers will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 71.7% 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 Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Nationals Player Prop Bets Today:
- Daylen Lile has hit the Home Runs Over in 4 of his last 10 games (+15.00 Units / 150% ROI)
- Dylan Crews has hit the Runs Under in 20 of his last 25 away games (+13.00 Units / 32% ROI)
- CJ Abrams has hit the Singles Under in 19 of his last 25 away games (+11.25 Units / 34% ROI)
- Nasim Nuñez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 13 of his last 15 away games (+11.00 Units / 49% ROI)
- CJ Abrams has hit the Hits Under in 15 of his last 25 games (+10.75 Units / 33% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Dodgers players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Dodgers Player Prop Best Bets Today:
- Teoscar Hernández has hit the Runs Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+12.55 Units / 30% ROI)
- Kyle Tucker has hit the Total Bases Under in 18 of his last 25 games at home (+10.85 Units / 30% ROI)
- Kyle Tucker has hit the Hits Under in 15 of his last 25 games at home (+10.65 Units / 43% ROI)
- Freddie Freeman has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 25 games at home (+10.30 Units / 34% ROI)
- Kyle Tucker has hit the Walks Over in 10 of his last 15 games at home (+10.05 Units / 67% ROI)
Nationals Best Bets Today:
- The Washington Nationals have hit the Game Total Under in 29 of their last 50 games (+9.35 Units / 17% ROI)
- The Washington Nationals have hit the Team Total Under in 13 of their last 17 away games (+8.45 Units / 40% ROI)
- The Washington Nationals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 29 of their last 50 away games (+5.60 Units / 9% ROI)
- The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 11 of their last 16 away games (+4.95 Units / 25% ROI)
- The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 22 of their last 50 away games (+4.40 Units / 8% ROI)
Dodgers Best Bets Today:
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit the Team Total Under in 33 of their last 50 games (+14.50 Units / 25% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 13 of their last 20 games at home (+5.50 Units / 23% ROI)
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit the Game Total Under in 8 of their last 11 games (+4.70 Units / 39% ROI)
Nationals Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Nationals 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
Dodgers Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Dodgers 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 Keys to the Game vs. the Dodgers
The Nationals are just 34-25 (.576) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.
The Nationals are just 1-65 (.015) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB.
The Nationals are just 1-58 (.017) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.
The Nationals are just 13-57 (.186) when scoring 4 or fewer runs this season — lowest in MLB.
Dodgers Keys to the Game vs. the Nationals
The Dodgers are 24-19 (.558) when their opponents score in the first inning this season — 2nd best in MLB.
The Dodgers are 33-47 (.412) when scoring 4 or fewer runs this season — best in MLB.
The Dodgers are 34-23 (.596) after a loss this season — tied for best in MLB.
The Dodgers are 84-57 (.596) this season — tied for 2nd best in MLB.
Nationals Hitting Stats & Trends
Nationals hitters have an OPS of .553 (2,883 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — best in MLB.
Nationals hitters are slugging .291 with two-strikes this season — tied for best in MLB.
Nationals hitters have an OPS of .817 (1,273 PA’s) when leading off an inning this season — best in MLB.
Nationals hitters have an OPS of .774 (1,588 PA’s) against LHP this season — 3rd best in MLB.
Dodgers Hitting Stats & Trends
Dodgers hitters have an OPS of .782 (2,850 PA’s) on the road this season — best in MLB.
The Dodgers are batting .268 on the road this season — best in MLB.
Dodgers hitters have an OBP of .349 (2,850 PA’s) on the road this season — best in MLB.
Dodgers hitters have an OBP of .336 (5,404 PA’s) this season — 3rd best in MLB.
Nationals Pitching Stats & Trends
Nationals pitchers have an ERA of 5.13 (665.0 IP) at home this season — 3rd highest in MLB.
The Nationals have allowed 5.63 runs per game (411/73) at home this season — 3rd highest in MLB.
The Nationals have allowed 1.83 runs per game (261/143) in late innings this season — highest in MLB.
Nationals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 20% in close and late situations this season — lowest in MLB.
Dodgers Pitching Stats & Trends
Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Dodgers pitchers this season — 3rd best in MLB.
Opponents are hitting just .220 against Dodgers pitchers this season — best in MLB.
Dodgers pitchers have allowed opponents to score in three different innings in 35% of their games this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB.
Dodgers pitchers have 257 three-pitch strikeouts this season — 2nd most in MLB.
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