Blue Jays vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 29

Updated Aug. 29, 2023 6:05 p.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

The Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will square off against the Washington Nationals and Joey Meneses at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, with the first pitch at 7:07 PM ET. Oddsmakers list the Blue Jays as -188 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Nationals +158 moneyline odds. Toronto is a 1.5-run favorite (at +110 odds). The over/under is 8 runs for this contest (with -112 odds to go over and -107 odds to go under).

The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Toronto Blue Jays looking to Jose Berrios (9-9), and MacKenzie Gore (6-10) getting the nod for the Washington Nationals.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Blue Jays-Nationals game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Blue Jays vs. Nationals Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 7:07 PM ET
• Where: Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario
• How to Watch on TV: SNET

Blue Jays vs. Nationals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Blue Jays 5, Nationals 3
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Blue Jays 57%, Nationals 43%

Blue Jays vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have been favorites in 96 games this season and won 51 (53.1%) of those contests.
• Toronto has a record of 12-10, a 54.5% win rate, when favored by -188 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 65.3% chance to win.
• The Nationals have been victorious in 52, or 43.3%, of the 120 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This year, Washington has won 26 of 52 games when listed as at least +158 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 38.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

• The Blue Jays have a 4-5 record across the nine games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Blue Jays and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times.
• The Blue Jays have a 4-6-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

Place your bets on Blue Jays vs. Nationals now with FOX Bet!

Blue Jays Player Insights

• The Blue Jays' best power option comes in the form of Guerrero and his 20-dinger 78-RBI season, both team highs.
• In all of MLB, Guerrero is 54th in homers and 28th in RBI.
• Guerrero brings a hitting streak of nine games into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .293 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and six RBI.
• George Springer is batting .256 with 20 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 47 walks.
• Springer is 88th in homers and 99th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Springer carries a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
• Bo Bichette paces the Blue Jays with a .312 batting average.
• Whit Merrifield is hitting .287 with 23 doubles, 11 home runs and 29 walks.

Blue Jays Team Props

Learn more about this Blue Jays vs. Nationals matchup on Fox Sports.

Nationals Recent Betting Performance

• The Nationals have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won six of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Nationals and their opponents are 6-4-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Nationals are 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Nationals Recent Stats

Nationals Player Insights

• Lane Thomas paces the Nationals with 20 long balls.
• In all of the majors, Thomas ranks 54th in homers and 44th in RBI.
• Meneses has 76 RBI while hitting .284. Each is tops on the club.
• Meneses ranks 169th among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 33rd in RBI.
• C.J. Abrams has 22 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 20 walks while hitting .253.
• Keibert Ruiz is batting .262 with 19 doubles, 15 home runs and 28 walks.

Nationals Team Props

FOX Bet has the props and odds you need to get your betting on for Blue Jays vs Nationals!

share

in this topic

Major League Baseball

Toronto Blue Jays

Washington Nationals

MLB - Washington Nationals vs. Toronto Blue Jays - 08/29/2023

Gambling