Nationals vs. Rockies Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 18, 2025

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The Washington Nationals (7-12) visit the Colorado Rockies (3-15) on Friday at 8:40 p.m. ET in a matchup between a pair of teams on losing streaks. The favored Nationals (-135) have dropped two straight games, while the underdog Rockies (+114) have lost their last six. Washington’s MacKenzie Gore and Colorado’s Chase Dollander pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Nationals to win vs Rockies -135

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Nationals vs. Rockies betting lines

  • Favorite: Nationals (-135)
  • Underdog: Rockies (+114)
  • Over/under: 9

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

  • The Nationals have won one of the three games they were the moneyline favorite this season (33.3%).
  • Washington has played as moneyline favorites of -135 or shorter in just one game this season, which it lost.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nationals’ implied win probability is 57.4%.
  • In the 19 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Washington, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 11 times (11-8-0).
  • The Nationals have covered 52.6% of their games this season, going 10-9-0 ATS.

Nationals hitting info

  • James Wood leads the Nationals with six home runs.
  • In MLB action, Wood ranks fourth in homers and 22nd in RBI.
  • Keibert Ruiz has a club-high .317 batting average.
  • Ruiz currently ranks 98th in home runs and 38th in RBI in the bigs.
  • Nate Lowe has accumulated a team-high 16 runs batted in.
  • Lowe heads into this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
  • Alex Call is hitting .300 with two doubles, a triple and 10 walks.

Nationals pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 21st in MLB.
  • Washington has a 5.05 team ERA that ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the second-worst WHIP in baseball (1.518).
  • Nationals pitchers combine to surrender the 13th-fewest home runs in baseball (20 total, 1.1 per game).
  • Washington struck out nine Pirates batters while allowing five hits in a 1-0 loss in its last game.

Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rockies betting info

  • This season, the Rockies have been the underdog 16 times and won two of those games.
  • This season, Colorado has won one of its 14 games, or 7.1%, when it’s the underdog by at least +114 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 46.7% chance of a victory for the Rockies.
  • Colorado and its opponents have hit the over in six of its 18 games with a total this season.
  • The Rockies are 5-13-0 ATS in their 18 games with a spread this season.

Rockies hitting info

  • Brenton Doyle leads Colorado in home runs (three) and runs batted in (12) this season while batting .315.
  • In all of MLB, Doyle ranks 55th in homers and 26th in RBI.
  • Hunter Goodman is slugging .444 this season, with a team-best three homers while driving in seven runs.
  • Goodman is 55th in home runs and 127th in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
  • Goodman takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .188 with a home run, two walks and two RBI.
  • Kyle Farmer leads Colorado with a .345 batting average.
  • Mickey Moniak has nine hits and an OBP of .295 to go with a slugging percentage of .475 this season.
  • Moniak takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with a home run and an RBI.

Rockies pitching rankings

  • The Rockies average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in the big leagues.
  • Colorado has pitched to a 5.29 ERA this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
  • Rockies pitchers have a 1.588 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
  • The Rockies have given up the third-most long balls so far this season with 26 home runs allowed.
  • Colorado pitchers struck out 10 Dodgers hitters while allowing 10 base hits in an 8-7 loss its last time out.
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