The Los Angeles Dodgers are 4-0 straight up and on the runline over their last four games. The Dodgers will look to keep their winning streak going in a three-game series starting this Friday night against the Washington Nationals.
Nationals vs. Dodgers 2018 odds: Los Angeles the betting favorite for Friday’s series opener
The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Washington Nationals this weekend with a big pitching duel set for Friday between Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer.
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Los Angeles is a -134 home favorite in Friday’s series opener at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Two three-time Cy Young Award winners are set to take the mound Friday as Clayton Kershaw hopes to out-duel Max Scherzer (+124) and the Nationals.
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers
When: Friday, April 20, 10:10 p.m. ET
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Betting Line / Total: Los Angeles -134 / 6 Runs
Los Angeles Dodgers
It was only a matter of time before the defending National League champions broke out of their offensive slump, and they’ve done so with a vengeance this week.
After averaging 3.62 runs per game over their 4-9 start to the season, the Dodgers have scored 9.25 runs per game over their current 4-0 winning streak while allowing only four runs per game. Los Angeles is currently four games out of the lead in the NL West and will try to continue to make up that ground with a strong series this weekend.
The Dodgers are one of the very few teams that have enjoyed success against Max Scherzer owning an 8-3 record in the 11 games he has started against the team over his career per the OddsShark MLB Database.
Washington Nationals
Like the Dodgers, the Nationals are off to a disappointing start in 2018. At 9-10, Washington is already five games behind the division-leading New York Mets for the lead in the NL East.
The Nationals opened the season with a 4-0 record but are just 5-10 since then. Washington did pick up a 2-1 series win against the Mets in New York this week to improve to 6-3 away from home this season.
Friday’s total is set at six runs. The OVER is 4-1 in Washington’s last five games and 7-0 in Los Angeles’ last seven.
While neither of these teams is off to the start they envisioned at the beginning of the season, this should still be a great series between two of the National League’s best teams. The weekend’s pitching matchups are currently slated to be Stephen Strasburg vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu on Saturday and Jeremy Hellickson vs. Alex Wood on Sunday.
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