Dodgers at Nationals prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 8

Its Tuesday, April 8 and the Dodgers (9-3) are in Washington, DC to continue their series against the Nationals (4-6).

Justin Wrobleski is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Brad Lord for Washington

On Monday, Shohei Ohtani was a double short of hitting for the cycle but he and the Dodgers fell to the Nationals, 6-4. Mackenzie Gore threw six innings and gave up two runs to notch his first win of the season and James Wood drove in a pair of runs with his second home run of the season for the Nats.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Dodgers at Nationals

• Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
• Time: 6:45PM EST
• Site: Nationals Park
• City: Washington, DC
• Network/Streaming: SNLA / MASN

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Odds for the Dodgers at the Nationals

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Moneyline: Dodgers (-175), Nationals (+146)
• Spread:  Dodgers -1.5
• Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Dodgers at Nationals

• Pitching matchup for April 8, 2025: Justin Wrobleski vs. Brad Lord
  
  • Dodgers: Justin Wrobleski, (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
    2024 - 8GP, 36.1IP, 1-2, 5.70 ERA, 16BB, 26Ks
  • Nationals: Brad Lord, (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
    Last outing: 4/2 at Toronto - 1IP, 1ER, 1H, 0BB, 0Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Dodgers at Nationals

• The Dodgers are officially on a losing streak with 2 straight defeats and losses in 3 of their last 4 games
• The Game Total Over is 5-2 in the Nationals' home games this season
• Dylan Crews went 0-3 yesterday and now has just 3 hits (all singles) in 32 ABs this season (.093)
• Shohei Ohtani is hitting .311 with 4 HRs

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Dodgers and the Nationals

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday's game between the Dodgers and the Nationals:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Los Angeles Dodgers on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Dodgers -1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0.

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