Nationals vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 2, 2025

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Sportsbooks don’t expect the Toronto Blue Jays (4-2), at +110 on the moneyline, to add on to their three-game winning streak when they take on the Washington Nationals (1-4), at -129, on Wednesday at 3:07 p.m. ET. Washington’s MacKenzie Gore and Toronto’s Easton Lucas will take the mound first.

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Nationals to win vs Blue Jays -129

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Nationals vs. Blue Jays betting lines

  • Favorite: Nationals (-129)
  • Underdog: Blue Jays (+110)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

  • The Nationals put together a 15-13 record in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 53.6% of those games).
  • When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -129 or shorter last year, Washington had a record of 9-6 (60%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 56.3%.
  • Washington combined with its opponents to hit the over on the total 78 times last season for a 78-77-7 record against the over/under.
  • The Nationals went 88-73-0 against the spread last season.

Nationals hitting info

  • C.J. Abrams hit .246 last season with 29 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs and 40 walks.
  • Luis Garcia hit .282 a season ago with 141 hits.
  • Josh Bell sent home 71 runs batted in a season ago.
  • Nate Lowe had 16 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 71 walks while hitting .265.

Nationals pitching rankings

  • The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff last season ranked 23rd in MLB.
  • Washington had the 23rd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.31).
  • Last season the Nationals had the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.329).
  • The Nationals gave up the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (168 total, one per game).

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

  • The Blue Jays have not played a game this season while listed as the underdog.
  • Toronto has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +110 moneyline set for this game.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 47.6% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
  • So far this season, Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in three of its six games with a total.
  • In six games with a spread this season, the Blue Jays are 4-2-0 ATS.

Blue Jays hitting info

  • Andres Gimenez leads Toronto in home runs (three) and runs batted in (five) this season while batting .318.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Gimenez is fourth in homers and 21st in RBI.
  • Bo Bichette has nine hits and an OBP of .444 to go with a slugging percentage of .458 this season.
  • Bichette currently is 132nd in homers and 58th in RBI in the major leagues.
  • George Springer leads Toronto with a .444 batting average.
  • Alejandro Kirk is batting .316 with an OBP of .300 and a slugging percentage of .368 this season.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

  • The Blue Jays have a 9.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
  • Toronto has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.83) in the majors this season.
  • The Blue Jays rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.259 WHIP this season.
  • The Blue Jays have allowed the third-most home runs this season with 12, or two per game.
  • Toronto earned a 5-3 win in its most recent game, striking out 12 Nationals batters while allowing six hits.
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