Cardinals Vs Nationals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 30, 2022

Nolan Gorman rides a two-game home run streak into the St. Louis Cardinals’ (53-47) matchup with the Washington Nationals (34-67) at 7:15 PM ET on Saturday at Nationals Park. St. Louis’ (-138 to win) Dakota Hudson and Washington’s (+118) Paolo Espino will take the mound first.

The betting insights in this article use the latest odds as of July 30, 2022 at 5:26 PM ET.

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Cardinals vs Nationals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Cardinals Probable Starter Dakota Hudson

• Hudson gets the start for the Cardinals, his 19th of the season. He is 6-6 with a 4.10 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 96 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared on Thursday, July 14 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.10, with 4.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opponents have a .254 batting average against him.
• Hudson is trying to pick up his seventh quality start of the year.
• He will face a Nationals team that is hitting .247 as a unit (11th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .372 (27th in MLB) with 77 total home runs (29th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 30, 2022 at 5:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Nationals Stats vs Hudson

Nationals Probable Starter Paolo Espino

• The Nationals will send Espino (0-3) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up one earned run while allowing four hits.
• The 35-year-old has an ERA of 3.48, a 4 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.210 in 28 games this season.
• Espino has not earned a quality start in eight starts this season.
• The Cardinals rank ninth in MLB with 460 runs scored this season. They have a .251 batting average this campaign with 109 home runs (14th in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 30, 2022 at 5:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cardinals Stats vs Espino

Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Cardinals have won 32 of the 50 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (64%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -138 or shorter, St. Louis has a 23-13 record (winning 63.9% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cardinals a 58% chance to win.
• In the 100 games bookmakers have set an over/under for St. Louis, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 46 times (46-50-4).
• The Cardinals have a 53-47-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53% of the time).

Nationals Betting Trends

• The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 86 times this season and won 27, or 31.4%, of those games.
• Washington has entered 67 games this season as the underdog by +118 or more and is 20-47 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 45.9% chance to win.
• So far this season, Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of their 101 games with a total.
• The Nationals are 43-58-0 against the spread in their 101 chances this season.

Cardinals Players to Watch

• Paul Goldschmidt has put up an on-base percentage of .415, a slugging percentage of .615, and has 119 hits, all club-highs for the Cardinals. He’s batting .334 with 28 doubles, 24 home runs and 48 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Goldschmidt ranks second in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks second and he is third in slugging.
• Goldschmidt has safely hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .409 with five home runs, a walk and 11 RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .293 with 24 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 34 walks.
• Arenado’s batting average ranks 27th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 29th, and he is 12th in the league in slugging.
• Tommy Edman is batting .256 with 17 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 35 walks.
• Dylan Carlson is batting .255 with 22 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 25 walks.

Cardinals Batting Stats (2022)

Nationals Players to Watch

• Juan Soto leads Washington with an OBP of .399 this season while batting .243 with 84 walks and 58 runs scored.
• Of all qualified batters in the majors, Soto ranks 105th in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage and 31st in slugging percentage.
• Josh Bell has 112 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .496, both of which rank first among Washington hitters this season.
• Among all qualifying players, Bell ranks 12th in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage and 21st in slugging percentage.
• Nelson Cruz is batting .231 with a .345 slugging percentage and 50 RBI this year.
• Cesar Hernandez has been key for Washington with 96 hits, an OBP of .306 plus a slugging percentage of .309.

Nationals Batting Stats (2022)

Cardinals vs Nationals Player Props

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