Saint Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals 5/1/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Saint Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals
MLB: 7:05 PM EST
May. 01, 2019
TV: FSMW
Latest Odds : WAS -167 Total 8.5
The Washington Nationals remain on their home field Wednesday and will host the St. Louis Cardinals in game three of this four game series. The Nationals have won just three of their last ten games and lost 6-3 to the Cardinals on Monday. St. Louis is 4th in the NL East and carry a 6- home record. The Cardinals average 5.2 runs per game which ranks 9th in the MLB.
Max Scherzer will make his 7th start on the hill for Washington. Scherzer is 1-3 on the season with 39.1 innings pitched. Scherzer has 54 strikeouts and carries a 4.12 ERA. Scherzer pitched 7 innings in his last start allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits.
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The St. Louis Cardinals have been playing good baseball as of late. The Cardinals have won eight of their last ten games and lead the NL Central. St. Louis averages 5.5 runs per game which ranks 3rd in the MLB. The Cardinals are led by Marcell Ozuna who has 28 RBI's.
Miles Mikolas will make his 7th start on the mound for the Cardinals. Mikolas is 2-2 on the season with 34 innings pitched. Mikolas has 19 strikeouts and carries a 5.29 ERA. Mikolas pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing 4 earned runs on 6 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Cardinals are 8-1 in their last 9 games on grass.
Nationals are 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
Over is 11-3-1 in Cardinals last 15 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 4-0-1 in Nationals last 5 overall.
Free Betting Pick: St. Louis Cardinals +157
Max Scherzer is coming off a quality performance but he has not help so far this season. The Nationals are 1-4 in Scherzers last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance. The Cardinals are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Washington. Solid value on the Cardinals as an underdog. Final Score Prediction, St Louis Cardinals win 5-2.