Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/18/24, 11:51 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 7/18/24 at 11:52 PM in MLB Picks

Two young teams with a losing record but still with serious chances of winning a wild card in the NL, face off in DC when the Reds and Nationals meet.

The Reds are the 3rd most difficult team to predict for betting sites and for bettors in the MLB, they win in an underdog situation often and when they are favorites the opposite happens. His number of HRs and especially stolen bases are good, but his collective low AVG of 231 and the large number of strikeouts with 872 are the factors why the offense never takes off. However, there are up to 5 different teams with 10 HRs or more this season, this speaks of a complicated lineup to face, especially from 1st to 7th at bat. Reds start a long series of 9 games as visitors that if it goes wrong could definitely keep them away from the Playoffs, even so they are decent visitors with a record of 22-22.

The young Nationals team has a 54-43 record covering the RunLine in 2024, second best in the MLB. Despite having a losing record of 44-53, they generally tend to lose in close games. His main weakness is the lack of long-distance hits that have become almost indispensable in the MLB. They have only hit 80 HRs so far this season, being the second least in the MLB.