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San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: August 8, 2024 at 12:05 PM ET

Venue: Nationals Park — Washington, District of Columbia

Article updated Aug 8, 6:35 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The San Francisco Giants are traveling to play the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park stadium on Thursday, 8/8/2024 @ 12:05pm EST. Kyle Harrison (ERA: 4.09) will be

Game outlook

The San Francisco Giants are traveling to play the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park stadium on Thursday, 8/8/2024 @ 12:05pm EST. Kyle Harrison (ERA: 4.09) will be the starting pitcher for Giants and DJ Herz (ERA: 4.27) will be starting for Nationals. San Francisco is the betting favorite opening at -117 and the current line is San Francisco -114.

Giants vs Nationals Prediction for Today's Game

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

PREDICTED SCORE: San Francisco 5 to Washington 4

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts San Francisco Giants to win (53%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that San Francisco will win straight-up is 53%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict San Francisco Giants to win and the total score to be 8.5.

OddsShark predicts San Francisco will win and the total will go over.

O: 5.5% picked Washington Nationals on Covers.com

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San Francisco Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 9, San Francisco is ranked #15 in offense (scoring an average of 4.38 per game), #19 in defense (allowing an average of 4.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 58-58 this season.

Washington Key Betting Stats

Washington Nationals has a power ranking of 26 and are #16 for offense (scoring an average of 4.27 per game), #24 for defense (giving up an average of 4.74 points per game) and 77-85 overall. San Francisco went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Washington.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Giants vs Nationals archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Giants vs Nationals matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · San Francisco Giants-117 → -114Moved
  • Moneyline · Washington Nationals+107 → +103Moved
  • Spread · San Francisco Giants-1.5 (+135) → -1.5 (+142)Moved
  • Spread · Washington Nationals+1.5 (-153) → +1.5 (-163)Moved
  • Total · Over9 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under9 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

San Francisco Giants
65-97 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Washington Nationals
77-85 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-08-08T10:35:07.397Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-08-07San Francisco Giants 7 · Washington Nationals 4
  • 2024-08-06San Francisco Giants 5 · Washington Nationals 11
  • 2024-08-05San Francisco Giants 4 · Washington Nationals 1
Final result

Matchup pick recap

San Francisco Giants defeated Washington Nationals 9-5

San Francisco Giants defeated Washington Nationals 9-5 on August 8, 2024, a 4-run decision in the series. San Francisco Giants' strongest period was the 10th inning, when it outscored its opponent 4-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded San Francisco Giants -1.5 (+142) spread, San Francisco Giants covered, while the 14 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 8.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Novacek84Moneyline · Washington Nationals +103Loss
  • MrpinkTotal · Under 9 (-110)Loss
  • JaredkuntzMoneyline · San Francisco Giants -116Win
  • 72dolphinsMoneyline · San Francisco Giants -116Win
  • PremierPicksTotal · Under 9 (-110)Loss
  • DerekFisherMoneyline · Washington Nationals +103Loss
  • JohnmiznerMoneyline · San Francisco Giants +103Win
  • MackintoshMoneyline · San Francisco Giants -116Win
  • 1118240754Total · Under 9 (-110)Loss
  • GeorgewTotal · Over 9 (-110)Win
  • MikehuffTotal · Over 9 (-110)Win
  • Barry713Moneyline · San Francisco Giants -116Win
  • EmcMoneyline · Washington Nationals +103Loss
  • Josh720Moneyline · San Francisco Giants -116Win
  • 1707662905Total · Under 9 (-110)Loss
  • IrishblueMoneyline · San Francisco Giants -116
Win
  • MauriceJonesMoneyline · Washington Nationals +103Loss
  • SwamipicksMoneyline · Washington Nationals +103Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · San Francisco Giants -116Win