Tigers vs. Nationals Odds & Betting Predictions - May 19, 2023

Tigers at Nationals

11:05 pm • MASN

Detroit Tigers

9-9

8 - 6

Washington Nationals

10-9

pitcher		team	era	w-l
J.Irvin			4.61	3-7
M.Boyd			5.45	5-5

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Tigers 9-9	-1.5+140	o8.5-120	-115
Nationals 10-9	+1.5-170	u8.5-101	-105

Friday 11:05 p.m.

May 19, 2023

Nationals ParkWashington

DET -109

0.5u

M.Boyd u4.5 Ks-106

0.94u

Available at FanDuel. Boyd hasn't been a high-strikeout guy this year with just a 19.9% strikeout rate. He's facing a Nationals active roster that has just a 17.2% strikeout rate against lefties. Boyd has topped this number twice in his past four starts, but one was against a Milwaukee offense that whiffs like no other against lefties. The Nationals aren't that, so the under is very attractive here.

WSH +102

Available at FanDuel. It's a true battle of the titans here. I'm still very low on this Tigers' offense, and the Nationals put the ball in play enough against lefties where they can create some chaos. Jake Irvin has also exceeded my expectactions in his first three starts, though it's hard to tell how sticky that will be. The Tigers definitely have the bullpen edge in this matchup, but I don't think it's big enough to bridge the gap between what the market has and where my numbers are. I've got the Nationals at 52.3% to win, up from 49.5% implied.

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The Nationals are just 2-17 (.105) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season -- 9th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .150.

The Tigers are 4-13 (.235) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season -- 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .150.

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MLB Public Betting

Nationals are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Nationals are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Nationals are 45-36 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 4 of Nationals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 37 of Nationals' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Nationals	89-73	44-37	45-36	14-12	75-59
Tigers	87-75	39-42	48-33	27-39	60-36

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Nationals	76-78-8	37-39-5	39-39-3	9-16-1	65-62-7
Tigers	79-78-5	36-43-2	43-35-3	31-32-3	48-46-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Nationals	71-91	38-43	33-48	15-11	56-78
Tigers	86-76	43-38	43-38	38-28	48-48

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 18th	@MIA	L 3-5	+1.5 L	U 8	MIA +130
May 17th	@MIA	L 3-4	+1.5 W	U 7.5	MIA +110
May 16th	@MIA	L 4-5	+1.5 W	O 7.5	MIA +140
May 15th	NYM	W 10-3	+1.5 W	O 10	WSH +135
May 14th	NYM	L 2-8	+1.5 L	O 9	NYM +162

Josiah Gray
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Josiah Gray (elbow) scratched Tuesday.
Out

Alex Cobb
P
Cobb is out with hip
Out
Jose Urquidy
P
Urquidy is out with arm
Out
Sawyer Gipson-Long
P
Gipson-Long is out with groin
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LM.Boyd, P	91	5.2	4	3
RM.Englert, P	21	0.1	0	3
LC.Shreve, P	9	1	1	0
RJ.Foley, P	14	0.2	1	0
RA.Lange, P	13	1.1	2	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1Z.McKinstry, 3B	1-4	1	1	1
2J.Baez, SS	0-5	1	0	0
3R.Greene, CF	2-4	2	1	1
4S.Torkelson, 1B	1-5	0	0	0
5A.Ibanez, 2B	0-4	1	0	1
5Z.Short, 2B	0-1	0	0	0
6N.Maton, DH	1-3	1	0	0
7A.Baddoo, LF	2-4	1	1	4
8E.Haase, C	0-3	0	0	0
9M.Vierling, RF	2-4	1	1	1

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RJ.Irvin, P	75	2.2	1	4
RH. Harris, P	39	2.1	1	1
RT.Ward, P	31	2	1	1
RA. Machado, P	24	2	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1L.Thomas, RF	1-3	1	1	2
2L.Garcia, 2B	0-4	0	0	0
3J.Meneses, DH	1-4	0	0	0
4J.Candelario, 3B	0-4	0	0	0
5D.Smith, 1B	0-2	1	0	0
6S.Garrett, LF	1-3	1	0	0
6C. Dickerson, PH	0-1	0	0	0
6C. Dickerson, LF	0-1	0	0	0
7K.Ruiz, C	2-3	2	1	2
8A.Call, CF	1-4	0	0	0
9C.Abrams, SS	1-4	1	0	1