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The Nationals make the trip to Detroit to face the Tigers! These two teams are very similar this season. Both have struggled to find any consistency and have struggled on offense across the board. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals-Tigers prediction, odds, and pick for Wednesday.
Nationals-Tigers Projected Starters
Jake Irvin vs. Reese Olson
Jake Irvin (4-5) with a 3.12 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP
Last Start: Pitched six innings and gave up zero runs on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in a Nationals win.
2024 Road Splits: (3-1) 2.68 ERA
Reese Olson (1-7) with a 3.43 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP
Last Start: Pitched four innings and gave up eight runs on 12 hits with one walk and six strikeouts in a Tigers loss.
2024 Home Splits: (1-3) 2.84 ERA
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Nationals-Tigers Odds
Washington Nationals: +1.5 (-184)
Moneyline: +116
Detroit Tigers: -1.5 (+152)
Moneyline: -136
Over: 7.5 (-104)
Under: 7.5 (-118)
How to Watch Nationals vs. Tigers
Time: 6:40 pm ET
TV: Bally Sports Detroit / MASN
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Nationals Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Nationals have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the MLB. They sit with a 30-35 record and have won three straight heading into this game. Their pitching has been average and is around the middle of the pack, while they have struggled behind the plate on offense. Jesse Winker, CJ Abrams, Joey Meneses, and Luis Garcia Jr. have stood out for an offense that has been unable to get things going this season in the capital. Trevor Williams, MacKenzie Gore, and Jake Irvin have all been solid up to this point on the mound and have been the best players pitching-wise. The Nationals have talent, but it has been not easy to put it all together this season.
The Nationals are starting Jake Irvin as pitcher in this game and he has a 4-5 record, a 3.12 ERA, and a 1.03 WHIP. Through 75 innings, Irvin has allowed 30 runs on 63 hits with 14 walks and 64 strikeouts. The Nationals are 4-9 in the 13 games that he's started this season. Irvin has been one of the best pitchers for the Nationals and gets a good matchup against a Tigers offense that has not been all that impressive.
The offense for the Nationals has struggled this season. They are 22nd in the MLB in team batting average at .232 after having a team batting average of .254 one season ago. Luis Garcia Jr., CJ Abrams, and Jesse Winker stand out and lead the way in most of the batting categories. Abrams leads the way in home runs at 10, in RBI at 31, and in total hits at 59. Garcia Jr. then leads in batting average at .270 and Winker leads in OBP at .375. The Nationals have struggled behind the plate and Reese Olson has been inconsistent on the mound and this makes it an interesting matchup.
Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Tigers have been inconsistent on their way to a 32-33 record this season. Their bats have struggled this season, while their pitching has been great. Riley Greene, Mark Canha, Kerry Carpenter, Javier Baez, and Spencer Torkelson have stood out despite the offensive struggles. In comparison, the pitching has been great. Their ace has been Tarik Skubal who has been nothing short of dominant for them so far to start the season and then Jack Flaherty and Reese Olson have also been very good behind him. The Tigers' pitching needs to carry them in this matchup and the foreseeable future.
The Tigers are starting Reese Olson as pitcher where he has a 1-7 record, a 3.43 ERA, and a 1.20 WHIP. Through 65.2 innings, Olson has allowed 30 runs on 58 hits with 21 walks and 58 strikeouts. The Tigers are 2-10 in the 12 games that he has started this season. Olson has been inconsistent for the Tigers, making this an interesting matchup against a struggling Nationals offense.
The offense for the Tigers has struggled this season. The Tigers are 25th in the MLB in team batting average at .230 after having a batting average of .236 last season. Matt Vierling, Kerry Carpenter, Riley Greene, and Mark Canha lead the way in the batting categories for the Tigers. Greene leads in home runs at 11 and in total hits at 57. Then, Vierling leads in batting average at .276, Carpenter leads in RBI at 29, and Canha leads in OBP at .346. The offensive struggles should continue against Jake Irvin because of how well he has played this season on the mound.
Final Nationals-Tigers Prediction & Pick
This is going to be a very low-scoring pitching duel. Neither offense has been anything special, but the pitching has been very good, especially with the Tigers. Irvin is very good, and Olson has a lot of talent too, despite his record this season. This game is going to be very close, but the Nationals should cover as the team playing better leading into this series, despite it being on the road.
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Final Nationals-Tigers Prediction & Pick: Nationals +1.5 (-184)
