San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Betting Pick & Prediction 8/5/24

First pitch for Monday’s matchup between the Giants and Nationals is set for 6:45 PM ET from Nationals Park in Washington, DC. The forecast for Monday’s game calls for clear skies and temperatures in the mid-90s. NBCS will be televising Monday’s game.

Logan Webb will start for the Giants, and he is facing off against Patrick Corbin. San Francisco is 56-57 this season, and they are 4th in the NL West, while the Nationals are 4th in the NL East with a record of 51-61. The money line odds have the Giants as the favorite, and the over/under line is at 9 runs.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS WASHINGTON NATIONALS BETTING PICK

The Pick: OVER 9 Runs

This game will be played at Nationals Park at 6:45 ET on Monday, August 5th.

HOW TO BET THE GIANTS VS NATIONALS:

• We have the Giants winning by a score of 6 to 5
• However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Nationals to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over

Giants Records & Stats

The Giants’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Reds, closing out their series with an 8-2 win. After allowing two runs to the Reds in the 2nd inning, the Giants responded with two runs of their own. San Francisco went on to add another four runs in the 4th inning.

Robbie Ray put together a good start for the Giants, going five innings and giving up just two runs on three hits. He also issued only one walk and struck out nine Reds batters. LaMonte Wade Jr. was hot at the plate, going 3/5 with a homer and two RBIs.

San Francisco is 56-57 overall and 9.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. The Giants are 4th in the division and have gone 21-19 in divisional games this year. They will be on the road today to take on the Nationals, and they are 23-34 on the road.

At home, the Giants have gone 33-23 this season. San Francisco has won two straight games, and they are 7-3 over their last 10. So far, they have an even series record of 18-15-3.

San Francisco’s run line record is 54-59 this season, and they have been a better bet on the road, where they are 30-27. The Giants have a run line record of 24-32 at home, where their average run margin is +0.3 runs per game. As the favorite, the Giants are just 22-35 vs. the run line, but they are 32-24 as the underdog.

San Francisco’s over/under record is 59-51 this season, and the over has hit in six of their seven games when the line has been set at 9 runs. The Giants’ games have averaged 8.9 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 85% when the line is set at 9 runs. Their over/under record for the season is 59-51, and their over streak is at two games.

Giants starter Logan Webb is coming off a dominant outing, as he didn’t give up a run in nine innings of work vs. the Athletics on July 31st. He finished with a shutout and got the win in the outing. Looking back further, Webb had given up at least four earned runs in three straight starts before that. His record for the season is 8-8, and he has an ERA of 3.49. Opposing batters are hitting .259 off Webb this season. In 23 starts, he has one complete game shutout and 15 quality starts.

San Francisco’s offense has been pretty average this season, as they are 14th in the league at 4.4 runs per game. This is the same number they are averaging at home, and they have been slightly worse on the road at 4.3 runs per contest. As a team, the Giants are batting .244, which is 12th in the league, and they have been good at avoiding strikeouts this season.

Center fielder Heliot Ramos has been a nice surprise for the Giants so far, as he is batting .285 with 15 home runs, which is 2nd on the team. Matt Chapman is right ahead of him with 17 homers and is also on a four-game hitting streak. Chapman’s 51 RBIs are 2nd on the team, and he has gone 6/19 in his last five games.

Nationals Records & Stats

Led by a big game by Luis Garcia at the plate, the Nationals are coming off a 4-3 win over the Brewers to close out their series. Garcia went 2/4 with a homer and three RBIs. The Nationals really broke things open with a three-run 6th inning. Looking at the betting lines going into the game, the Nationals were the slight underdog at +108.

Mitchell Parker started for the Athletics, going six innings and not giving up a run. He only had three strikeouts in the outing and got the win.

Washington is 51-61 overall and trail the Phillies by 15.5 games in the NL East. The Nationals are 4th in the division and have gone 16-15 in divisional matchups. They will take on the Giants at home today, having won two straight games.

At home, the Nationals are 25-28 this year, and they are just below .500 at 26-33 on the road. This season, the Nationals are 10-9 as the favorite and 41-52 as the underdog. Washington has an overall series record of 15-19-2 this year.

Washington has been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 64-48 overall. They have been even better at home, going 29-24. Their average run differential is -0.5, and they have been the underdog in 93 games, going 55-38 on the run line. They have covered the run line in two straight games and have been the underdog in two straight.

Washington has played to a combined run average of 9.0 this season, and their over/under record is 56-52. The average over/under line for their games is 9 runs, and when the line is set at 9, their record is 10-10-2. So far, 70 of their games have had over/under lines set below 9 runs, while 20 games have had lines set higher than 9 runs.

Left-hander Patrick Corbin gets the start for the Nationals today as he faces the Giants at home. This year, he has made 22 starts and has a record of 2-11 with a 5.88 ERA. Corbin’s WHIP for the season is 1.53, and opponents are batting .294 off him this year. In his last outing, Corbin gave up 10 earned runs in just three innings of work. He has given up at least one homer in each of his last three outings. Before that, he had a stretch of three straight starts without giving up a homer.

Washington’s offense is averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 16th in the league. They are also 13th in batting average, but have the league’s worst home run total and are near the bottom of the league in terms of slugging percentage and OPS. The team’s collective isolated power (ISO) of .130 is also 22nd in the MLB.

CJ Abrams and Luis Garcia Jr. have been the Nationals’ top power hitters this season, with 16 and 13 home runs, respectively. Garcia Jr. has been hot of late, going 14/32 in his last eight games with two homers and eight RBIs. He also comes into the game on a five-game hitting streak. Ildemaro Vargas is also on a four-game hitting streak for the Nationals.