{"id":76130,"date":"2023-05-01T03:43:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T03:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/05\/01\/chicago-cubs-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-may-1\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T03:43:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T03:43:10","slug":"chicago-cubs-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-may-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/01\/chicago-cubs-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-may-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | May 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid807793\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Nationals (10-17) meet the Chicago Cubs (14-13) after Joey Meneses had a four-hit showing in a 7-2 win over the Pirates. The Cubs are favored (-142) in this matchup with the Nationals (+121), which begins at 7:05 PM ET on Monday. Chicago&#8217;s Drew Smyly and Washington&#8217;s MacKenzie Gore will start this matchup.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Cubs vs. Nationals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Monday, May 1, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 7:05 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Washington D.C.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Nationals Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Cubs vs Nationals Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cubs<\/td>\n<td>-142<\/td>\n<td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Cubs vs. the Nationals?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> MASN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cubs Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Cubs Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cubs are eighth-best in MLB action with 37 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Chicago&#8217;s .276 batting average is second-best in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>The Cubs rank second in baseball with a .347 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Chicago strikes out 8.3 times per game to rank seventh in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>The Cubs have hit 16 homers away from home this season (1.5 per game).<\/li>\n<li>Chicago is slugging .486 with 3.6 extra-base hits per game on the road.<\/li>\n<li>The team averages 11.1 hits per game and is batting .301 away from home this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cubs Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nico Hoerner leads Chicago with a slugging percentage of .437, fueled by eight extra-base hits. He has a .328 batting average and an on-base percentage of .367.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualifying hitters in the majors, his batting average ranks seventh, his on-base percentage ranks 46th, and he is 76th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Hoerner hopes to build on a six-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .295 with a triple, two home runs, two walks and 13 RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Cody Bellinger has five doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 10 walks. He&#8217;s batting .297 and slugging .604 with an on-base percentage of .371.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified batters, his batting average ranks him 30th, his on-base percentage 41st, and his slugging percentage seventh.<\/li>\n<li>Bellinger heads into this game looking to extend his four-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with a double, a triple, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Wisdom leads Chicago with 23 hits. He is batting .250 this season and 15 of his hits have gone for extra bases.<\/li>\n<li>Wisdom enters this matchup with two games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .214 with a home run, four walks and two RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Ian Happ has two home runs, 14 RBI and a batting average of .292 this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nationals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Nationals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nationals have hit just 15 homers this season, which ranks last in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Washington&#8217;s .253 batting average ranks 12th in the majors this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .321 this season, which ranks 14th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Washington has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, fanning only 7.0 times per game on average.<\/li>\n<li>They have averaged 0.4 home runs per game in their 14 home contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>Washington is slugging .336 in 14 home games this season.<\/li>\n<li>They are averaging 8.4 base hits per game and batting .249 as a team at home this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nationals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeimer Candelario has racked up 26 hits, a team-high for the Nationals. He&#8217;s batting .239 and slugging .404 with an on-base percentage of .292.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualifying hitters, he ranks 119th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 150th and he is 103rd in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Keibert Ruiz has 26 hits to pace his team. He has a batting average of .292 while slugging .404 with an on-base percentage of .364.<\/li>\n<li>He is currently 34th in batting average, 49th in on-base percentage and 103rd in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.<\/li>\n<li>Luis Garcia is hitting .222 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and five walks.<\/li>\n<li>Victor Robles&#8217; .374 on-base percentage paces his team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cubs vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Drew Smyly (CHC)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">MacKenzie Gore (WSH)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2 &#8211; 1<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3 &#8211; 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">28<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.21<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0.929<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.296<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">8.7<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">11.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.9<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Cubs vs. Nationals Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cubs: Jameson Taillon: 15 Day IL (Groin), Brandon Hughes: 15 Day IL (Knee), Kyle Hendricks: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ethan Roberts: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Codi Heuer: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/li>\n<li>Nationals: Ildemaro Vargas: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Corey Dickerson: 10 Day IL (Calf), Israel Pineda: 10 Day IL (Finger), Carter Kieboom: 10 Day IL (Finger), Stephen Strasburg: 60 Day IL (Ribs\/shoulder), Tanner Rainey: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Victor Arano: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Cubs and Nationals (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Nationals (10-17) meet the Chicago Cubs (14-13) after Joey Meneses had a four-hit showing in a 7-2 win over the Pirates. The Cubs are favored (-142) in this matchup with the Nationals (+121), which begins at 7:05 PM ET on Monday. Chicago&#8217;s Drew Smyly and Washington&#8217;s MacKenzie Gore will start this matchup. 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