Yankees-Nationals Betting Line, Odds, Preview July 25

The Yankees-Nats Game 2 takes place Saturday at 7:05 pm ET on Fox.  Betting is available on this game at BetOnline, which is offering a generous welcome bonus (max bonus $1000).

Game Odds

07:05 PM

NYY

J. Paxton (L) +121 (available at BetOnline)

WSH

S. Strasburg (R) -127 (available at 5Dimes)

Total 9

Hot Trends (Totals)

Eight of the last ten in this series have resulted in 9 or fewer runs, keeping in mind the span of time since this is an interleague game.

Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.

Under is 16-5 in Yankees last 21 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.

Preview

PITCHING MATCUP: Yankees LH James Paxton (2019: 15-6, 3.82 ERA) vs. Nationals RH Stephen Strasburg (2019: 18-6, 3.32)

Paxton made a career-high 29 starts in his first season with the Yankees in 2019. He won his final 10 decisions and posted a 1.05 ERA in five September starts before going 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA in three postseason outings. The 31-year-old will be facing the Nationals for the first time.

After winning a career-high 18 games during the regular season, Strasburg went 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA over six appearances during the playoffs. The 32-year-old struck out a career-high 251 batters last year while holding opponents to a .210 average. Stanton has three homers and eight doubles in 48 career at-bats against Strasburg.
 

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