Reds vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - March 28

Updated Mar. 28, 2024 4:00 p.m. ET

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The Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals will play on Opening Day at Great American Ball Park at 4:10 PM ET, with Frankie Montas and Josiah Gray the starting pitchers. Oddsmakers list the Reds as -154 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Nationals +130 moneyline odds to win. Cincinnati is a 1.5-run favorite (at +132 odds). A 9.5-run over/under is set in the game.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Reds-Nationals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Reds vs. Nationals Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 4:10 PM ET
• Where: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio
• How to Watch on TV: MASN2

Reds vs. Nationals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Reds 6, Nationals 4
• Total Prediction: Over 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Reds 59%, Nationals 41%

Reds vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Reds finished 24-19 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 55.8% of those games).
• When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -154 or shorter last year, Cincinnati finished with a record of 4-4 (50%).
• The Reds have an implied moneyline win probability of 60.6% in this matchup.
• The Nationals were underdogs in 148 games last season and won 60 (40.5%) of those contests.

FINAL

WSH 2 · CIN 8

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Washington Nationals

WSH

+1.5

+130

o9.5

Cincinnati Reds

CIN

-1.5

-153

u9.5

Reds Player Insights

• Spencer Steer slugged 23 home runs and collected 86 RBI last season while batting .271.
• Jeimer Candelario collected 127 hits, posted an OBP of .336, and a .471 SLG.
• Jonathan India finished with a .244 average, 17 home runs and 61 RBI last season.
• Jake Fraley collected 86 hits, posted an OBP of .339 and a .443 SLG.

Reds Team Props

Learn more about this Reds vs. Nationals matchup on Fox Sports.

Nationals Player Insights

• Lane Thomas hit 28 home runs last season while slugging .468.
• C.J. Abrams hit .245 with 28 doubles, six triples, 18 home runs and 32 walks.
• Joey Meneses had 89 runs batted in while accumulating a batting average of .275 last season.
• Keibert Ruiz hit .260 with 24 doubles, 18 home runs and 31 walks.

Nationals Team Props

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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