The San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals are good bets to make the playoffs and are both jockeying for home field advantage. The Nationals have been better of late and will aim to win this important home matchup against the Giants on Sunday, August 7th, 2016, at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The Giants send their ace to the mound and therefore could be road favorites in MLB betting.
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ODDS ANALYSIS
The San Francisco Giants have a record of 61-46 are are the frontrunners in the National League West, two games ahead of the Dodgers. The team has stumbled of late but has a nice combination of starting pitching and offense that keeps it in the majority of games. San Francisco is one of the most well-rounded teams in the major leagues and seems likely to make the playoffs.
The Nationals have a record of 64-44 and are pulling away in the National League. They are aiming to track down the Chicago Cubs in order to secure the top seed in the playoffs so they can have home field advantage. Washington is 31-20 at home on the season.
PROBABLE PITCHERS
The Giants will start Madison Bumgarner, who is 10-6 so far this season. He has a 2.25 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP. The right-hander struggled in his last outing against the Phillies on August 2nd, giving up 10 hits and eight runs, including two home runs, in five innings. He’ll be eager to have a better showing against Washington and should be able to turn it around.
The Nationals will have Tanner Roark on the mound Sunday. He’s 11-6 this year with an ERA of 3.02 and a 1.17 WHIP. While he isn’t as good as Bumgarner, Roark has been a solid piece in the Nationals’ rotation behind Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg.
LIVE BETTING
The Giants offense is led by Buster Posey who is batting .291 and leads the team with 12 home runs. He is flanked by Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford, and the Giants have some solid bats up and down the lineup.
The Nationals have gotten a huge season from infielder Daniel Murphy, who is hitting .358 with 21 home runs and 80 RBIs. Bryce Harper was expected to lead the team in homers and RBIs but thus far it has been Murphy. Harper has had a down season for his standards but does have 20 homers, 56 RBIs and a .821 OPS.
QUICK PICK
The Nationals have a better record and home field advantage, so they have to be feeling confident entering this matchup. However, they are going against one of the best pitchers in baseball. Even though the Nationals feature elite bats like Murphy and Harper, Bumgarner has the ability to shut any offense down. He wants to bounce back after a poor last outing and could help the Giants break out of their slump with an important win over Washington in MLB betting.
MLB Odds: Giants 3, Nationals 2
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