Orioles vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 7

Updated May. 7, 2024 6:00 p.m. ET

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Corbin Burnes and Trevor Williams are the projected starters when the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals face off on Tuesday at Nationals Park. The Nationals are +179 moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the Orioles (-217). Baltimore (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The game's over/under is set at 8.5 runs.

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Orioles-Nationals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Orioles vs. Nationals Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:45 PM ET
• Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
• How to Watch on TV: MASN

Orioles vs. Nationals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Orioles 4, Nationals 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Orioles 55%, Nationals 45%

Orioles vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• This season, the Orioles have been favored 26 times and won 16, or 61.5%, of those games.
• Baltimore has played as favorites of -217 or more twice this season and split those games.
• The Orioles have a 68.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Nationals have been victorious in 15, or 48.4%, of the 31 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Washington has a mark of 3-2 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +179 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 35.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL

BAL 0 · WSH 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Baltimore Orioles

BAL

-1.5

-222

o8.5

Washington Nationals

WSH

+1.5

+183

u8.5

Orioles Recent Betting Performance

• The Orioles were the moneyline favorite in six of their last 10 games, and they went 3-3 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Orioles and their opponents combined to go over the run total two times.
• The Orioles have put together a 6-4-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Orioles Recent Stats

Orioles Player Insights

• Gunnar Henderson has gone yard 10 times in the 2024 campaign while knocking in 24 runs, both totals that lead the Orioles.
• Of all batters in MLB, Henderson is second in home runs and 15th in RBI.
• Adley Rutschman's .324 batting average is a team-high mark.
• Rutschman ranks 50th in homers and 24th in RBI on the year.
• Rutschman has four games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Jordan Westburg has five doubles, two triples, six home runs and seven walks while hitting .286.
• Anthony Santander has nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 10 walks while hitting .218.

Orioles Team Props

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Nationals Recent Betting Performance

• The Nationals have played as underdogs in nine of their past 10 games and have gone 6-3 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Nationals and their opponents are 6-3-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Nationals have seven wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Nationals Recent Stats

Nationals Player Insights

• C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (19).
• Abrams is 21st in home runs and 44th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Abrams takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .227 with two doubles and two RBI.
• Jesse Winker is batting .254 with seven doubles, four home runs and 17 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Winker ranks 76th in home runs and 57th in RBI.
• Luis Garcia paces the Nationals in runs batted in (19) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .337.
• Jacob Young is hitting .308 with six doubles and three walks.

Nationals Team Props

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