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Chicago vs Washington Nationals Predictions May 1, 2023: D. Smyly vs M. Gore

Game time: May 1, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET

Venue: Nationals Park — Washington, District of Columbia

Article updated Apr 30, 10:23 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park stadium on Monday, 5/1/2023 @ 7:05pm EST. Drew Smyly (ERA: 3.21) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park stadium on Monday, 5/1/2023 @ 7:05pm EST. Drew Smyly (ERA: 3.21) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and MacKenzie Gore (ERA: 3) will be starting for Nationals. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -136 and the current line is Chicago -129.

Cubs vs Nationals Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win tonight's game by 1 points and the total to go over 8.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Chicago 5 to Washington 4

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Chicago Cubs to win (61%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Chicago will win straight-up is 56%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Chicago Cubs to win and the total score to be 8.5.

OddsShark predicts Chi Cubs will win and the total will go over.

U: 2.5% picked Washington Nationals on Covers.com

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Chicago Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 4, Chicago is ranked #4 in offense (scoring an average of 5.50 per game), #7 in defense (allowing an average of 3.81 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-13 this season.

Washington Key Betting Stats

Washington Nationals has a power ranking of 20 and are #26 for offense (scoring an average of 3.73 per game), #22 for defense (giving up an average of 4.92 points per game) and 77-85 overall. Chicago went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Washington.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Chicago vs Nationals archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago-136 → -129Moved
  • Moneyline · Washington Nationals+120 → +118Moved
  • Spread · Chicago-1.5 (+115) → -1.5 (+125)Moved
  • Spread · Washington Nationals+1.5 (-135) → +1.5 (-142)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Washington Nationals
77-85 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-01T02:23:01.914Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

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Chicago defeated Washington Nationals 5-1

Chicago defeated Washington Nationals 5-1 on May 1, 2023, a 4-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 1st inning, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago -1.5 (+125) spread, Chicago covered, while the 6 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 8.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JamescashiolaTotal · Under 8.5 (-110)Win
  • RoycejacobsTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Chicago -130Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 8 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago -130Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 8 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago -130Win