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

Washington sends Edwin Jackson out against Joe Saunders for the Diamondbacks in this game. Jackson is 1-1 with a 3.16 ERA on the season, while Saunders is 2-1 on the year and has a 0.90 ERA.



View Arizona vs Washington Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Nationals in this one will find them as -119 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 9-ranked Nationals and the National League No. 16-rated Diamondbacks in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Washington has the National League's No. 13-rated offensive output, at 7.6 hits per game. The Diamondbacks average 8.4 hits per game, good for No. 9 on the National League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Washington has the National League's No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Diamondbacks own the National League's No. 11 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for Arizona, they were a 5-1 Sportsbook as they battled the Nationals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Diamondbacks at +130 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Diamondbacks grabbed a win last time out, defeating Jordan Zimmermann and the Nationals 5-1 on Tuesday at Nationals Park.




Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing Arizona are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

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


Next up:
Arizona at Washington, Thursday, May 3