Cardinals vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 5

Alec Burleson and Luis Garcia will look to continue their recent offensive production when the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals take the field at Nationals Park on Friday, at 6:45 PM ET. The favored Cardinals have -161 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Nationals, who are listed at +136. St. Louis (-1.5) is favored on the run line. An 8.5-run total is listed in the contest.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Cardinals-Nationals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Cardinals vs. Nationals Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, July 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM ET
• Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
• How to Watch on TV: BSMW

Cardinals vs. Nationals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Nationals 6, Cardinals 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Cardinals 53%, Nationals 47%

Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• This season, the Cardinals have been favored 42 times and won 23, or 54.8%, of those games.
• St. Louis is 5-6 this season when entering a game favored by -161 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 61.7% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• The Nationals have been victorious in 33, or 45.8%, of the 72 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Washington has been victorious 17 times in 40 chances when named as an underdog of at least +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 42.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Cardinals Recent Betting Performance

• The Cardinals have a 3-2 record from the five games they were favored on the moneyline over their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Cardinals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Cardinals' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Cardinals Recent Stats

Cardinals Player Insights

• Brendan Donovan is the Cardinals RBI leader this season, knocking in 42 runs to go with his eight home runs and .267 batting average.
• Among all MLB batters, Donovan is 52nd in batting average, 49th in on-base percentage, and 86th in slugging.
• Burleson has been productive as he leads his team with 42 runs batted in.
• Burleson is 43rd in homers and 54th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Burleson heads into this game looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a home run, a walk and five RBI.
• Masyn Winn leads the Cardinals with a .294 batting average.
• Winn is on a four-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .364 with two doubles, two walks and two RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is batting .252 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 22 walks.

Cardinals Team Props

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Nationals Recent Betting Performance

• In nine games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Nationals have a record of 3-6.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Nationals and their opponents are 6-3-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
• Over their last 10 games, the Nationals are 4-6-0 against the spread.

Nationals Recent Stats

Nationals Player Insights

• C.J. Abrams leads the squad with a batting average of .279, while leading the Nationals in home runs, with 13 and runs batted in with 43.
• In all of the majors, Abrams is 43rd in homers and 48th in RBI.
• Jesse Winker has 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .267.
• Winker ranks 86th among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 75th in RBI.
• Garcia is hitting .261 with 14 doubles, nine home runs and 13 walks.
• Lane Thomas has nine doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 21 walks while batting .236.

Nationals Team Props

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