Baseball bettors look for value at Nationals Park on Monday as host Washington battles the Arizona Diamondbacks in baseball odds action.

The Nationals will turn to Ross Detwiler and his 1-3 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Diamondbacks send Joe Saunders (8-10) to the hill.



View Arizona vs Washington Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Nationals in this one will find them as +110 underdogs on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Nationals at No. 15 in the National League and the Diamondbacks at No. 14 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Washington has the National League's No. 10-rated offensive output, at 8.1 hits per game. The Diamondbacks average 8.3 hits per game, good for No. 11 on the National League list.

Defensively, Arizona features the National League's No. 8-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.1 runs per game. Washington, meanwhile, comes in at No. 10 in the National League at home, scoring 4 runs per game.

Last time out for Arizona, they were a 1-0 loser as they battled the Braves on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Braves at -165 were rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Diamondbacks were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Atlanta staff and losing 1-0 to the Braves on Sunday at Turner Field.

The Nationals were a 5-4 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Phillies. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at +185 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors. Washington won a close affair on Sunday in their last outing, defeating Philadelphia 5-4 in extra innings at Nationals Park.


Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few Diamondbacks at Nationals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Arizona's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Arizona at Washington, Tuesday, August 23