Brewers Vs Nationals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 21, 2022

Keston Hiura takes a two-game home run streak into the Milwaukee Brewers’ (25-14) matchup with the Washington Nationals (13-27) at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday at American Family Field. Brandon Woodruff starts for Milwaukee (-222 to win) while Washington (+180) will counter with Patrick Corbin.

The insights in this article are based off odds valid as of May 21, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET.

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Brewers vs Nationals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Brewers Probable Starter Brandon Woodruff

• Woodruff (4-2 with a 5.35 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Brewers, his eighth of the season.
• In his last time out on Sunday, the right-hander threw 5 2/3 innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up one earned run while surrendering five hits.
• In seven games this season, the 29-year-old has a 5.35 ERA and 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Woodruff is trying to record his second quality start of the season in this game.
• He will face off against a Nationals offense that ranks third in MLB with 329 total hits (on a .247 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .356 (21st in MLB) with 26 total home runs (28th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 21, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Nationals Probable Starter Patrick Corbin

• The Nationals will send Corbin (0-6) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings while giving up five earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
• The 32-year-old has pitched to a 6.28 ERA this season with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.4 walks per nine across eight games.
• He has two quality starts in eight chances this season.
• The Brewers are batting .235 this season, 16th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .412 (fifth in the league) with 52 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 21, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Brewers Betting Trends

• The Brewers have been the moneyline favorite 34 total times this season. They’ve finished 23-11 in those games.
• Milwaukee is 6-1 (winning 85.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -222 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Brewers have an implied win probability of 68.9%.
• Milwaukee has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 39 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 18 of those games (18-19-2).
• The Brewers have collected a 17-22-0 record against the spread this season.

Nationals Betting Trends

• This season, the Nationals have been the underdog 35 times and won 11, or 31.4%, of those games.
• Washington has a record of 3-2 in games where oddsmakers have them as underogs of at least +180 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 35.7%.
• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 17 of their 40 games with a total this season.
• The Nationals are 15-25-0 against the spread this season.

Brewers Players to Watch

• Rowdy Tellez is leading the Brewers with 32 hits, while batting .244 with 10 doubles, nine home runs and 11 walks.
• Among the qualified hitters in MLB play, Tellez ranks 82nd in batting average, 100th in on-base percentage, and 15th in slugging.
• Christian Yelich has a .340 OBP to lead his team. He has nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 19 walks while batting .245.
• Yelich’s batting average ranks 80th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 58th, and he is 62nd in the league in slugging.
• Kolten Wong is hitting .238 with six doubles, three triples, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Hunter Renfroe has seven doubles, nine home runs and nine walks while batting .267. He leads his team with a .519 slugging percentage.

Brewers Batting Stats (2022)

Nationals Players to Watch

• Juan Soto leads Washington in total hits (35) this season while batting .243 with 16 extra-base hits.
• Of all qualified batters in the majors, Soto is 86th in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage and 32nd in slugging percentage.
• Josh Bell has 43 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .401.
• Bell’s batting average ranks 14th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage places him fifth, and he is 48th in slugging.
• Yadiel Hernandez has 34 hits this season and has a slash line of .327/.366/.490.
• Maikel Franco has been key for Washington with 40 hits, an OBP of .286 plus a slugging percentage of .386.

Nationals Batting Stats (2022)

Brewers vs Nationals Player Props

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