St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Odds
The Washington Nationals battle the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in MLB betting action at Nationals Park.
The Nationals will turn to Stephen Strasburg and his 1-3 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Cardinals send Jamie Garcia (1-1) to the hill.
View St Louis vs Washington Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Nationals were listed as -165 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7 earlier at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings:
This game puts the Nationals, most recently No. 13 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Cardinals, who rate a National League No. 2 in the latest survey.
How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Washington has the National League's No. 9-rated offensive output, at 7.6 hits per game. The Cardinals average 8.2 hits per game, good for No. 9 on the National League list.
Comparing defensive stats, St. Louis owns the National League's No. 6-rated road mark, allowing 3.9 runs per game on the highway. Washington, on the other hand, rates No. 13 in scoring at home.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 2-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Nationals. Bettors on St. Louis at -122 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. St. Louis threw a shutout at Washington in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Adam Wainwright to defeat Washington 2-0 on Tuesday.
St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a win are 5-5
Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 9-1
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few Cardinals at Nationals trends to consider:
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 12 of St. Louis' last 17 games when playing Washington
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Next up:
St. Louis home to Pittsburgh, Friday, April 26
Washington home to Cincinnati, Thursday, April 25