The Washington Nationals (46-45) host the Houston Astros (45-47) on Tuesday at Nationals Park, starting at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals are favored on the moneyline (-123), while the Astros are +102 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +162 odds. Andrew Alvarez gets the starting nod for Washington, and Tatsuya Imai is Houston’s choice to start.

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Nationals vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-123)
• Underdog: Astros (+102)
• Over/under: 9

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals are 6-6 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• Washington has gone 5-3 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -123 or shorter (62.5% winning percentage).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 55.2%.
• Washington has combined with opponents to go over the total 54 times this season for a 54-32-5 record against the over/under.
• The Nationals have covered 60.4% of their games this season, going 55-36-0 against the spread.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads the Nationals with 23 home runs.
• In MLB action, Wood ranks seventh in home runs and 18th in RBI.
• C.J. Abrams is batting .269 with 16 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 31 walks.
• Abrams ranks 25th in homers and eighth in RBI this year.
• Luis Garcia leads the Nationals in runs batted in (64) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .282.
• Daylen Lile is hitting .256 with 20 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 24 walks.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 7.9 K/9, which ranks 24th in the majors.
• Washington has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.72).
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.395).
• Nationals pitchers combine to surrender 126 total home runs at a clip of 1.4 per game (third-most in baseball).
• Washington its 11-5 loss the last time out, the team struck out 10 Pirates batters while allowing 13 hits.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have been underdogs in 58 games this season and won 30 (51.7%) of those contests.
• This season, Houston has won 23 of its 44 games, or 52.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 49.5% chance to win.
• So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of its 92 games with a total.
• The Astros are 45-47-0 against the spread in their 92 chances this season.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan 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.
• Yordan Alvarez’s home run total ranks second in the big leagues, and he is first in RBI.
• Christian Walker is batting .238 with an OBP of .311 and a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
• Walker is 11th among hitters in the majors in home runs, and 15th in RBI.
• Walker enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Isaac Paredes has collected 78 base hits, an OBP of .348 and a slugging percentage of .423 this season.
• Paredes has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a home run and two RBIs.
• Cam Smith is batting .221 with an OBP of .293 and a slugging percentage of .380 this season.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the majors.
• Houston has the 26th-ranked ERA (4.73) in the majors this season.
• The Astros rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.383 WHIP this season.
• With 124 homers allowed, the Astros rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Houston earned a 2-0 win in its most recent game, striking out nine Rays batters while allowing four hits.