Rays vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 30

The Tampa Bay Rays and Jake Mangum will square off against the Washington Nationals and James Wood at Nationals Park on Saturday, with the first pitch at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Nationals are listed as +133 moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the favorite Rays (-158). Tampa Bay (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The over/under for the game is set at 8.5 runs.

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rays-Nationals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Rays vs. Nationals Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 4:05 p.m. ET
• Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
• How to watch on TV: MASN and FDSSUN

Rays vs. Nationals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 6, Nationals 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 52%, Nationals 48%

Rays vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Rays have won 38, or 58.5%, of the 65 games they've played as favorites this season.
• Tampa Bay has entered 18 games this season favored by -158 or more and is 7-11 in those contests.
• The Rays have a 61.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Nationals have been victorious in 49, or 41.9%, of the 117 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Washington has been victorious 24 times in 62 chances when named as an underdog of at least +133 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 42.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays went 3-2 across the five games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Rays' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Junior Caminero is the Rays best power hitter, launching 39 round-trippers this season in addition to accumulating 94 RBI, both team highs.
• In all of MLB, Caminero ranks sixth in home runs and seventh in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .287 to pace his team.
• Diaz ranks 43rd in homers and 37th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Diaz heads into this game looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Brandon Lowe is batting .264 with 13 doubles, 27 home runs and 34 walks.
• Lowe is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .176 with two home runs, four walks and four RBIs.
• Chandler Simpson is batting .295 with 11 doubles, three triples and 18 walks.

Rays Team Props

Nationals Recent Betting Performance

• The Nationals have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Nationals and their opponents have combined to hit the over three times.
• The Nationals have won four of their last 10 games against the spread.

Nationals Recent Stats

Nationals Player Insights

• C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with a .270 batting average.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Abrams is 84th in home runs and 111th in RBI.
• Abrams carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .400 with a double, a walk and two RBIs.
• Wood been a consistent power bat this season, as he leads his team with 26 home runs and 83 RBI.
• Wood ranks 23rd in homers and 17th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Luis Garcia is batting .260 with 25 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 23 walks.
• Josh Bell is batting .229 with 12 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 51 walks.

Nationals Team Props

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