The Washington Nationals (46-45) host the Houston Astros (45-47) at 6:45 p.m. ET on Monday, providing a matchup between two top-10 sluggers. James Wood has 23 home runs (seventh in MLB) for the favored Nationals (-138), while Yordan Alvarez is second in MLB play with 29 round-trippers this season for the underdog Astros (+114). Washington’s Miles Mikolas gets the start against Houston’s Mike Burrows.

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Nationals vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-138)
• Underdog: Astros (+114)
• Over/under: 10

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have put together a 6-6 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• Washington has gone 3-2 (winning 60% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -138 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Nationals a 58% chance to win.
• Washington has played in 91 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 54 times (54-32-5).
• The Nationals have a 55-36-0 record ATS this season (covering 60.4% of the time).

Nationals hitting info

• Wood leads the Nationals with 23 home runs.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Wood’s home run total ranks seventh and his RBI tally ranks 17th.
• C.J. Abrams is hitting .269 with 16 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 31 walks.
• Abrams ranks 24th in homers and eighth in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
• Luis Garcia leads the Nationals in runs batted in (64) and has a team-high batting average of .282.
• Daylen Lile is batting .256 with 20 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 24 walks.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors.
• Washington has a 4.72 team ERA that ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals average MLB’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.395).
• Nationals pitchers combine to allow the third-most home runs in baseball (126 total, 1.4 per game).
• Washington fell to the Pirates 11-5 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing 13 hits.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 30, or 51.7%, of the 58 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Houston has entered 34 games this season as the underdog by +114 or more and is 17-17 in those contests.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of its 92 games with a total this season.
• The Astros are 45-47-0 against the spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Alvarez leads Houston in home runs with 29, runs batted in with 67 and his batting average of .320 is also best on his team.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Alvarez ranks second in homers and first in RBI.
• Christian Walker has collected 80 hits this season and has an OBP of .311. He’s slugging .470 on the year.
• Walker is 11th in homers and 14th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Walker has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Isaac Paredes is slashing .254/.348/.423 this season for the Astros.
• Paredes has hit safely in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a home run and two RBIs.
• Cam Smith has collected 67 hits this season and has an OBP of .293. He’s slugging .380 on the year.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the majors.
• Houston has pitched to a 4.73 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.383 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Astros have given up the fifth-most long balls so far this season with 124 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Houston defeated the Rays, 2-0, with nine strikeouts and four hits allowed.