Nationals vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 11

Updated Aug. 11, 2023 7:00 p.m. ET

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Joey Meneses and the Washington Nationals meet Nick Allen and the Oakland Athletics at Nationals Park on Friday at 7:05 PM ET, in the first game of a three-game series. The Nationals are the favorite in this one, at -120, while the underdog Athletics have +100 odds to win. Washington (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The total is 9 runs for the contest.

The Washington Nationals will give the start to Joan Adon (1-0, 4.91 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Athletics will turn to Paul Blackburn (2-2, 4.35 ERA).

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Nationals vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, August 11, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
How to Watch on TV: MASN

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Nationals	-120	+100	9	-114	-106	-1.5	+161	-192

Nationals vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Nationals 4, Athletics 3
Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
Win Probabilities: Nationals 58%, Athletics 42%

Nationals vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Nationals have been favorites in seven games this season and won four (57.1%) of those contests.
Washington is 3-2 this season when entering a game favored by -120 or more on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 54.5%.
The Athletics have been victorious in 33, or 28.9%, of the 114 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Oakland has a win-loss record of 33-79 when favored by +100 or worse by bookmakers this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 50% chance of walking away with the win.

Nationals Recent Betting Performance

Over the last 10 games, the Nationals have not been the moneyline favorite.
In their last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- the Nationals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total two times.
The Nationals are 6-4-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Nationals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.2
HR	11
ERA	4.50
K/9	8.2

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Nationals Player Insights

Lane Thomas leads the Nationals with 20 home runs and 67 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .283.
In all of MLB, Thomas is 33rd in home runs and 29th in RBI.
Meneses is batting .280 with 25 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 30 walks.
Meneses ranks 136th in home runs and 40th in RBI on the year.
C.J. Abrams is batting .260 with 22 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 18 walks.
Keibert Ruiz is batting .251 with 16 doubles, 12 home runs and 26 walks.

Nationals Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Dominic Smith	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+165)
Ildemaro Vargas	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+150)	0.5 (+1000)	0.5 (+205)
Lane Thomas	0.5 (-263)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+150)
C.J. Abrams	1.5 (+165)	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+160)
Stone Garrett	0.5 (-196)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+175)

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
The Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
The Athletics have four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.3
HR	13
ERA	4.81
K/9	9.5

Athletics Player Insights

Esteury Ruiz leads the team in batting average with a mark of .255.
Among all batters in the big leagues, Esteury Ruiz's home run total is 364th and his RBI tally is 187th.
Tony Kemp is batting .211 with 11 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 32 walks.
Kemp ranks 313th among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 281st in RBI.
Brent Rooker has been solid source of run production for the Athletics with 18 long balls and 48 runs batted in.
JJ Bleday is batting .200 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 37 walks.

Athletics Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Tony Kemp	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+155)	0.5 (+850)	0.5 (+200)
Jordan Diaz	-	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+160)
Esteury Ruiz	0.5 (-263)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+1000)	0.5 (+265)
Shea Langeliers	0.5 (-196)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+370)	0.5 (+175)
Seth Brown	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+310)	0.5 (+125)

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