Odds, tips and predictions for the game Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals

The Chicago Cubs (70-66) and Washington Nationals (61-75) meet on Sunday for the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Nationals Park is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET. Let's check out BetMGM Sportsbook's odds for the Cubs vs Nationals Opportunities and place your best bets with our expert MLB tips and predictions.

Season series: Chicago leads 2-0

Chicago managed a 4-run fifth inning to beat Washington 5-3 on Saturday while being a -108 favorite on the road. RHP Javier Assad took the win (6 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 2 BB and 4 K).

Chicago has now won five in a row, while the Nationals have lost both games in Chicago, losing the opening game on Friday 7-6.

Expected Cubs starters at the Nationals

RHP Jameson Taillon against LHP Mitchell Parker

Taillon (9-8, 3.85 ERA) makes his 24th start. He has a WHIP of 1.20, 1.8 BB/9 and 7.0 K/9 in 133 1/3 IP.

• Last start: Win, 6 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 3 K in an 18-8 win at Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday
• Career against Washington: 0-1, 4.38 ERA (39 IP, 19 ER), 1.10 WHIP, 7.8 K/9 in 7 starts

Parker (7-8, 4.26 ERA) is making his 25th start. He has a WHIP of 1.26, 2.4 BB/9 and 7.7 K/9 in 126 2/3 IP.

• Last start: Loss, 4 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K in a 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Monday
• First career start against the Cubs

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Cubs at the Nationals odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Cubs -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Nationals +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
• Running Line (RL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Cubs -1.5 (+135) | Nationals +1.5 (-160)
• Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: +100 | U: -120)

Tips and predictions for the Cubs at the Nationals

forecast

Cubs 2, Nationals 1

Money line

BET ON THE CUBS (-125).

The Cubs are the much better team, going 8-2 in their last 10 games and 7-1 in their last 8 road games. Washington is just 5-5 in their last 10 games and 2-3 in their last 5 home games.

Chicago has also won four straight games against Washington, and its last seven meetings with the Nationals in Washington have ended 4-3.

Running Line/Against the Spread

HAPPEN.

I like the Nationals' odds to be a +1.5 (-160) underdog here, but that line is a little too cheap to risk a bet on. Instead, bet on the moneyline and/or total.

Over/Under

SLIM UNDER 9 (-120).

For Washington, Under is 8-2 in their last 10 games overall and 4-1 in their last 5 losses. Under has also scored in 6 of the last 7 meetings between Chicago and Washington in the nation's capital.

This is a very slight trend, as the over is 8-1-1 in Chicago's last 10 games and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings between these teams.

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