and will look to continue their recent offensive production when the and take the field at Nationals Park on Friday, at 6: Kevin Knox Jersey 45 PM ET. The favored Cardinals have -161 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Nationals, who are listed at +136. St. Louis (-1.5) is favored on the run line. An 8.5-run total is listed in the contest. Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Cardinals-Nationals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks. Cardinals vs. Pirates Highlights | MLB Cardinals vs. Nationals Game Information & Odds When: Friday, July 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM ET Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C. How to Watch on TV: BSMW Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds Cardinals -161 +136 8.5 -120 +100 -1.5 -102 -118 Cardinals vs. Nationals Prediction Score Prediction: Nationals 6, Cardinals 5 Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs Win Probabilities: Cardinals 53%, Nationals 47% Cardinals vs. Nationals Betting Insights This season, the Cardinals have been favored 42 times and won 23, or 54.8%, of those games. St. Louis is 5-6 this season when entering a game favored by -161 or more on the moneyline. The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 61.7% chance of a victory for the Cardinals. The Nationals have been victorious in 33, or 45.8%, of the 72 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season. This season, Washington has been victorious 17 times in 40 chances when named as an underdog of at least +136 or longer on the moneyline. The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 42.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest. Cardinals Recent Betting Performance The Cardinals have a 3-2 record from the five games they were favored on the moneyline over their last 10 matchups. In their last 10 matchups, the Cardinals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times (all 10 games had set totals). The Cardinals' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games. Cardinals Recent Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 3.5 HR 5 ERA 3.26 K/9 8.3 Cardinals Player Insights is the Cardinals RBI leader this season, knocking in 42 runs to go with his eight home runs and .267 batting average. Among all MLB batters, Donovan is 52nd in batting average, 49th in on-base percentage, and 86th in slugging. Burleson has been productive as he leads his team with 42 runs batted in. Burleson is 43rd in homers and 54th in RBI among all hitters in baseball. Burleson heads into this game looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a home run, a walk and five RBI. leads the Cardinals with a .294 batting average. Winn is on a four-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .364 with two doubles, two walks and two RBI. is batting .252 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 22 walks. Cardinals Team Props Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U 0.5 (-235) 1.5 (+130) 0.5 (+475) 0.5 (+175) 0.5 (-215) 1.5 () 0.5 (+500) 0.5 (+165) 1.5 (+180) 1.5 (-105) 0.5 (+290) 0.5 (+115) Nolan Arenado - 1.5 (+105) 0.5 (+320) 0.5 (+125) Brendan Donovan 0.5 (-265) 1.5 (+130) 0.5 (+550) 0.5 (+185) Nationals Recent Betting Performance In nine games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Nationals have a record of 3-6. In their last 10 games with a total, the Nationals and their opponents are 6-3-1 when it comes to hitting the over. Over their last 10 games, the Nationals are 4-6-0 against the spread. Nationals Recent Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 3-7 Runs Per Game 4.4 HR 6 ERA 5.00 K/9 8.7 Nationals Player Insights C.J. Abrams leads the squad with a batting average of .279, while leading the Nationals in home runs, with 13 and runs batted in with 43. In all of the majors, Abrams is 43rd in homers and 48th in RBI. Je se Winker has 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .267. Winker ranks 86th among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 75th in RBI. Garcia is hitting .261 with 14 doubles, nine home runs and 13 walks. has nine doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 21 walks while batting .236. Nationals Team Props Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U C.J. Abrams 0.5 (-235) 1.5 (+125) 0.5 (+425) 0.5 (+185) Lane Thomas 0.5 (-220) 1.5 (+140) 0.5 (+500) 0.5 (+185) Luis Garcia 0.5 (-235) 1.5 (+155) 0.5 (+650) 0.5 (+205) 0.5 (-150) 0.5 (-150) 0.5 (+550) 0.5 (+225) 0.5 (-135) 0.5 (-135) 0.5 (+850) 0.5 (+295) Cardinals vs. Pirates Highlights | MLB Earl Monroe Jersey