Wednesday’s game that pits the Kansas City Royals (83-74) against the Washington Nationals (69-88) at Nationals Park should be a competitive matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 6-5 in favor of the Royals. First pitch is at 6:45 p.m. ET on Sept. 25.

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Royals vs. Nationals Matchup Info

• When: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:45 p.m. ET
• Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
• How to Watch on TV: MASN2
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Royals vs. Nationals Predictions

• Score Prediction: Royals 6, Nationals 5
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs

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Royals vs. Nationals Betting Lines

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Royals Betting Insights

• Kansas City has been victorious in 47, or 61%, of the 77 contests it has been chosen as the favorite in this season.
• This season, the Royals have come away with a win 29 times in 45 chances when named as a favorite of at least -135 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 68 of 157 opportunities.
• The Royals played as the moneyline favorite in eight of their past 15 games, and they finished 3-5 in those matchups.
• In its past 15 matchups, Kansas City and its opponents combined to go over the total four times (all 15 games had set totals).

Nationals Betting Insights

• Washington has gone 54-76 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 41.5% of those games).
• The Nationals are 35-62 (winning only 36.1% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer.
• Washington has played in 157 games with a set over/under, and it has combined with its opponents to go over the total 73 times (73-76-8).
• In 11 games as underdogs in their past 15 matchups, the Nationals had a record of 2-9.
• In its past 15 games with a total, Washington and its opponents have combined to hit the over five times.

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Royals vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers

Royals’ Starting Pitcher: Michael Lorenzen

• The 32-year-old has pitched to a 3.43 ERA this season with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.1 walks per nine across 24 games.
• Michael Lorenzen’s team has been victorious in 25% of the games he’s started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 2-6.
• Lorenzen’s team has won nine of his 23 starts this season.
• Games Lorenzen has started this season hit the over eight times in 23 chances.

Nationals’ Starting Pitcher: DJ Herz

• The 23-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.30, with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 games this season. Opponents are hitting .227 against him.
• The Nationals have a 4-9 record in Herz’s 13 starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.
• In Herz’s 18 starts, his team is 7-11.
• DJ Herz has started 18 contests with a total set by bookmakers this season. The teams have combined to go over the run total in seven of them.

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Royals’ 2024 Performance

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