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2021 MLB Handicapping
(54-72) Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets (61-66)
Date: Saturday, August 28th, 2021
Time: 7:10 PM ET
Venue: Citi Field, Queens, NY
Projected Pitchers: Sean Nolin (WSH) vs. Marcus Stroman (NYM)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Nationals +170 Mets -222
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Nationals +1.5, Mets -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7.5
The Nationals will be in New York to take on the Mets for game 2 Saturday at 7:10 ET. Game 1 is Friday at 7:10 ET.
Sean Nolin is going for the Nationals and Marcus Stroman gets the start for the Mets.
The Mets won this series when they last met.
Washington Nationals
The Nationals have really not had a good season. Not many good things in 2021 have happened for this team.
With a record of 54-72 they are in 4th place of the National League East. They trail the Braves by 14 games.
Washington lost to the Marlins 7-5 on Thursday. They lost 2 games out of 3 to Miami. In those games, the Nats scored 13 runs and allowed 12 runs.
Patrick Corbin went 3 innings and allowed 6 earned runs on Thursday.
Sean Nolin has not been great this year. He is 0-2 with an ERA of 9.00. His last start was against the Brewers where he went 4 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. Milwaukee won that game 7-3.
The pitching has struggled for this team. They own an ERA of 4.61 which is 21st best overall.
Offense is the best part of what this team does. They are scoring 4.43 runs per game which is 18th best in the league.
Washington has hit 143 home runs which is 21st best in baseball.
New York Mets
Plain and simple, the Mets have been playing terrible. Nothing has been going right for this team as of late.
They are in 3rd place of the National League East with a record of 61-66. They trail the Braves by 7.5 games.
New York lost to the Giants 3-2 on Thursday which capped off the 3 game sweep for San Francisco. In those games, the Mets scored 4 runs and allowed 14 runs.
Carlos Carrasco went 7 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on Thursday.
Marcus Stroman has been quite good this year despite having a losing record. His last start was against the Dodgers where he went 6 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. New York won that game 7-2.
The pitching is the best part of their game. They have an ERA of 3.78 which is 10th best in the league.
For the most part, their offense has really struggled to score runs. They are only scoring 3.72 which is 29th best in the majors.
New York has hit 131 home runs which is 26th best overall.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Nationals are 20-44 in their last 64 road games vs. a right handed starter.
- Nationals are 9-23 in their last 32 games overall.
- Nationals are 7-19 in their last 26 road games.
- Nationals are 3-9 in their last 12 games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Mets are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing record.
- Mets are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets MLB Prediction:
This is a matchup between 2 teams that are really not that good. I do look for the Mets to play well in game 2 on Saturday.
The Mets are the better team and they have to show that in this game if they have any hope to gain some kind of ground. They cannot afford to lose to Washington.
I look for Stroman to pitch a good game and for his team to hit around Nolin.
Give me the Mets on the run line.
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