St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Betting Preview
Sportsmemo MLB handicapper Eric Pauly offers his St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals betting preview for Wednesday, September 7. After yesterday’s win, the Cardinals hold a stout 8.5 game lead in the NL Central. Washington is eliminated from playoff contention.
Wednesday, September 7 | MLB Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
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Moneyline: | St. Louis Cardinals -335 vs Washington Nationals +260 |
Runline: | Cardinals -1.5 (-140) / Nationals +1.5 (+120) |
Total: | 7 Runs (Over -115 / Under -105) |
Game Time: | 7:45pm ET / 4:45pm PT |
Where: | Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO |
Weather: | 75 Degrees / Clear |
St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Analysis
On Wednesday night, the Nationals and the Cardinals face off for the third game of a four-game series. The Nationals won game one 6-0, but the Cardinals bounced back and won game two 4-1.
St. Louis leads the season series 3-2 against Washington. For this matchup, the Cardinals are -335 home favorites, the run line is 1.5, and the total is 8 runs.
Abbott Blown Out Away From Home
The Washington Nationals have been eliminated from the playoffs, but they can still make life difficult for the teams they are facing.
The Nationals are 3-2 in their last five games, but they are still one of the worst teams in baseball. Washington is 12-18 in their last 30 games, they are 26-41 on the road, and they are 55-61 covering the run line as an underdog this year.
Righty Cory Abbott will make the start for the Nationals tonight on the road in St. Louis. This will be his fifth start of the season and his 11th overall appearance in 2022. His last start came on August 17th, and he allowed two runs on three hits over six innings of work against the Cubs at home.
In his last three relief outings, Abbott has allowed no runs on just one hit in four innings of work. Abbott has had some great appearances this season, but he is a much worse pitcher on the road.
In 7.2 innings pitched away from Nationals Park, Abbott has an 8.22 ERA, a .733 slugging percentage against, a .405 on-base percentage against, a 1.83 WHIP, and an 11.33 FIP.
Montgomery Money For Cardinals
The Cardinals have grown their lead in the NL Central to 8.5 games, and the Cardinals are looking forward to clinching their division.
In order to do just that, they need to win games against lowly opponents like the Nationals. St. Louis is 22-8 in their last 30 games, they are 46-32 at home, and they are 47-34 covering the run line as a favorite this year.
Jordan Montgomery will make the start for the Cardinals today at home against the Nationals. Montgomery has been electric since being traded to the Cardinals from the Yankees.
He has had one bad start, which came against the Braves, but he shut down lesser offenses like the Cubs, Rockies, and Brewers. Even with that bad start against the Braves mixed in, The Cardinals are 6-0 in games Montgomery has started for them this season.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction
Montgomery has been great since joining the Cardinals, but he has mostly faced bad teams. That is good news for the Cardinals tonight since they take on the Nationals.
Washington has a .286 team batting average over their last 10 games, but this is a spot for them to go regress. I am going with under the team total for the Nationals tonight.
Prediction: Washington Nationals Team Total Under 2.5 -102
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Meet the Author
Eric Pauly, @slimeaction on Twitter, graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in Finance. Eric is a die-hard Washington Commanders and New York Knicks fan and enjoys watching and writing about the NFL, NBA and MLB. His favorite gambling movements include hitting a +1000 future on Washington to win the NFC East in 2020 and predicting Jonathan Taylor’s breakout season with a +900 ticket for him to win the 2021 NFL rushing title. Aside from the sports betting industry, Eric also enjoys good eats, dynasty fantasy football leagues, daily fantasy sports and playing the guitar.
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