The Los Angeles Dodgers start their trip east as they face the Washington Nationals. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers-Nationals prediction, pick, and how-to-watch.

The Dodgers are coming into the series sitting at 13-11 on the year, which is the best mark in the NL West. They lost two of three to the Mets though, winning the last game of the series. They have also won just two of their last six, losing two of three to the Washington Nationals at home in there as well.

Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals have been solid as of late. While thye are just 10-11 on the season, they have won four of their last six games. Those games were against the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In their last two games, they have outscored the Astros 11-4.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Dodgers-Nationals Odds

Los Angeles Dodgers: -1.5 (-138)

Moneyline: -220

Washington Nationals: +1.5 (+115)

Moneyline: +184

Over: 10 (-110)

Under: 10 (-110)

How to Watch Dodgers vs. Nationals

Time: 6:45 PM ET/ 3:45 PM PT

TV: SNLA/MASN

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Dodgers Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Dodgers are third in the majors in runs this year while sitting fifth in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging. Mookie Betts has been great this year. He is hitting .355 on the year with a .469 open base percentage. He has six doubles a triple, and six home runs on the season while also driving in 19 runs. Betts has also scored 24 times this year. Also driving in runs is Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani comes into the game hitting .368 on the year with a .431 on-base percentage. He has 11 doubles and a triple, plus five home runs. He has driven in 13 runs, while he has scored 19 times. Further, both Betts and Ohtani have stolen five bases this year.

Joining Betts and Ohtani in production is Teoscar Hernandez. He comes into the game hitting .258 on the year with a .333 on-base percentage He has four doubles and five home runs, good for 18 RBIs and 14 runs scored. Will Smith is also driving in runs, coming in with 17 RBIs and nine runs scored. Smith is hitting .346 on the year with a .391 on-base percentage. He has six doubles and a home run as well.

Dodgers pitched in 17th in the majors in team ERA, while sitting sixth in WHIP and eighth in opponent batting average. It will be James Paxton on the mound for the Dodgers. He is 2-0 on the year with a 2.81 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. Current members of the Nationals have hit .259 against Paxton with just one RBI. Joey Gallo has that RBI, but he also had four strikeouts while hitting .33 against Paxton.

Why The Nationals Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Nationals are 25tyh in the majors in runs this year while sitting 18th in batting average, 17th in on-base percentage, and 17th in slugging percentage. CJ Abrams has been solid this year. He is hitting .297 on the year with a .358 on-base percentage. Abrams has four doubles, three triples, and six home runs this year, leading to a team-high 12 RBIs and 15 runs scored. Further, Abrams has stolen four bases this year.

Sittin's second on the team in RBIs is Luis Garcia Jr. He is hitting .317 with a .348 on-base percentage. He had seven doubles and a home run, leading to ten RBIs and four runs scored. Further, Garcia has stolen five bases. Jesse Winker has been doing a lot of scoring this year. He is hitting .328 on the year with a .439 on-base percentage. Winker has six doubles and two home runs, good for nine RBIs. He also has scored 13 times this year.

The Nationals are 18th in team ERA while sitting 26th in WHIP and 29th in on-base percentage. Patrick Corbin will be on the mound for the Nationals in this one. He is 0-3 with an 8.06 ERA this year. He has been good against current members of the Dodgers. Current Dodgers have hit just .216 against Corbin's lifetime, with just two RBIs.

Final Dodgers-Nationals Prediction & Pick

The Nationals did take two of three from the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Still, there is one major tipping point in this game that makes it hard to see the Nationals making it three out of four. That is the pitching game. James Paxton has been solid this year. He is pitching well, and the Nationals do not have a great offense. Patrick Corbin has been terrible this year. The Dodgers will take advantage of that and get the win.

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Final Dodgers-Nationals Prediction & Pick: Dodgers 1,5 (-138)