The Washington Nationals host Milwaukee on Friday, looking to build on their 5-7 mark against the 7-5 Brewers in MLB betting action at Nationals Park.

Tom Gorzelanny gets the call for the Washington Nationals and he will try to build on a 0-1 mark. In the other dugout, Chris Narveson brings a 1-0 ledger to the game for the Brewers as he tries to quiet the Nationals bats.



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Betting Line:
The Nationals were listed as +120 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Washington's No. 12 ranked National League offense (3.8 runs per game) against a Brewers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 4 in the National League at 3.7 runs allowed per game. The Nationals have been averaging 6.9 hits per game, less than the Brewers have managed so far this season (8 hits on average).

Milwaukee brings the National League's No. 4-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Nationals' league No. 10-ranked defense.

The Brewers were a 4-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Pirates. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Milwaukee at -108 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors. Milwaukee hopes solid pitching and defense that led to their last victory - a 10-strikeout performance from Randy Wolf - will prevaiil again after their 4-1 victory against Pittsburgh at PNC Park.

Washington lost its last outing, a 4-0 result against the Phillies on April 14. Bettors who backed the Phillies at -153 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Cliff Lee shut down the Nationals in their last game, striking out 12 in a 4-0 shutout over Washington in baseball action at Nationals Park.


Milwaukee Brewers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 1-9
After a loss are 5-5

A few Brewers at Nationals trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 14 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 14 games when playing Milwaukee
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee at Washington, Saturday, April 16