The Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals will kick off a three-game set on Tuesday night. We will look at the middle game in the series where Landon Knack and Jake Irvin are scheduled to face off. The teams faced off in Los Angeles in the middle of May, with the Nationals stealing two games as heavy underdogs. Irvin outdueled Knack in the final game of that series. The Dodgers have lost seven of their last ten games entering this series, while the Nationals have won four of their past six. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers-Nationals prediction, pick, and how-to-watch.

Landon Knack made his MLB debut on April 17th against the Nationals, taking the loss despite allowing two earned runs and four hits in five innings. The Dodgers failed to get the rookie any run support, losing the game 2-0. Knack is one of the starters tasked with holding the rotation together until Walker Buehler returns from an injury. Knack hopes the Dodgers can give him more run support in this game, but it won't be easy as they struggled against Irvin in the last meeting.

Jake Irvin started the season with two solid starts, going 5+ innings in both, allowing 12 hits and seven earned runs. However, he has been in even better form in his last two starts. Facing the Athletics and Dodgers, he went 12 innings combined with five hits and one earned run. The start against the Dodgers improved his record to 1-1. Irvin has shown some success against Los Angeles in his young career, as he also went six innings with one earned run in a start against the Dodgers last season.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Dodgers-Nationals Odds

Los Angeles Dodgers: -1.5 (-125)

Moneyline: -198

Washington Nationals: +1.5 (+104)

Moneyline: +166

Over: 9.5 (-110)

Under: 9.5 (-110)

How to Watch Dodgers vs. Nationals

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

TV: MASN, SNLA

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Dodgers Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Dodgers won't take too kindly to dropping two of three games at home to the Nationals. Los Angeles hasn't been performing like they hoped, but losing a series to the Nationals is unacceptable. You can expect them to be on a mission to return the favor at Nationals Park.

The Dodgers have been poor at the plate over their last ten games, but the Nationals have been even worse. They are batting .240 and averaging just 3.5 runs per game over that span.

Why The Nationals Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Dodgers haven't performed like a team with a $1.21 billion spending spree in the offseason. They've lost seven of their last ten games and have scored more than four runs just three times in those games. The offense didn't look to be the issue coming into the season, but they've struggled to generate runs. Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, and Teoscar Hernandez are all hitting for good average and power, but it hasn't resulted in as many wins as expected.

The Dodgers' hitting stats have cooled considerably, batting .228 with 4.6 runs per game over their last ten games. Irvin may not help those numbers, as the Dodgers managed just one earned run against him in his past 12 innings.

Final Dodgers-Nationals Prediction & Pick

The biggest question mark for the Dodgers in this game is their inability to hit against Jake Irvin. Despite their struggles over the last two games, you can expect them to bounce back in this game and series and take a couple of victories over the Nationals. This game may be closer than the Dodgers prefer, but take them to get the win.

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Final Dodgers-Nationals  Prediction & Pick: Dodgers ML (-198)