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Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: September 1, 2024 at 1:35 PM ET

Venue: Nationals Park — Washington, District of Columbia

Article updated Sep 1, 6:35 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park stadium on Sunday, 9/1/2024 @ 1:35pm EST. Jordan Wicks (ERA: 3.82) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Washington Nationals at the Nationals Park stadium on Sunday, 9/1/2024 @ 1:35pm EST. Jordan Wicks (ERA: 3.82) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and Mitchell Parker (ERA: 4.27) will be starting for Nationals. Chicago is the betting favorite opening at -124 and the current line is Chicago -127.

Cubs vs Nationals Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win today's game by 1 points and the total to go under 9 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

51% of SportsJaw predicts Washington Nationals to win.

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 9.

OddsShark predicts Chi Cubs will win.

O: 6% picked Washington Nationals on Covers.com

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With a power ranking of 4, Chicago is ranked #14 in offense (scoring an average of 4.50 per game), #11 in defense (allowing an average of 4.22 points to be scored against them per game) and are 70-66 this season.

Washington Key Betting Stats

Washington Nationals has a power ranking of 20 and are #21 for offense (scoring an average of 4.23 per game), #24 for defense (giving up an average of 4.67 points per game) and 77-85 overall. Chicago went 0-3 in their last 3 matchups against Washington.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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About our editorial process

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago Cubs-124 → -127Moved
  • Moneyline · Washington Nationals+114 → +115Moved
  • Spread · Chicago Cubs-1.5 (+129) → -1.5 (+127)Moved
  • Spread · Washington Nationals+1.5 (-147) → +1.5 (-145)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago Cubs
89-73 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 7-2-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Washington Nationals
77-85 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-09-01T10:35:08.590Z). 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

  • 2024-08-31Chicago Cubs 5 · Washington Nationals 3
  • 2024-08-30Chicago Cubs 7 · Washington Nationals 6
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Chicago Cubs defeated Washington Nationals 14-1

Chicago Cubs defeated Washington Nationals 14-1 on September 1, 2024, a 13-run decision in the series. Chicago Cubs' strongest period was the 9th inning, when it outscored its opponent 7-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago Cubs -1.5 (+127) spread, Chicago Cubs covered, while the 15 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 9.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • 1188460207Moneyline · Washington Nationals +108Loss
  • Lockpicker69Moneyline · Washington Nationals +108Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Chicago Cubs -123Win
  • MackintoshTotal · Over 9 (-110)Win
  • MikehuffMoneyline · Washington Nationals +104Loss
  • EmcMoneyline · Chicago Cubs -119Win