The Giants are -118 favorites vs the Nationals

Giants vs Nationals Over / Under today: 9.5 Runs

Giants / Nationals TV Channel: NSBA | NATV

The San Francisco Giants (-118) visit Nationals Park to take on the Washington Nationals (-102) on April 18, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 pm in Washington, D.C., DC.

This season, the Giants are 8-12 against the spread (ATS), while the Nationals are 11-8 ATS.

Giants vs Nationals Starting Pitchers Today:

Giants starting pitcher: Adrian Houser 0-2, 5.18 ERA

Nationals starting pitcher: Cade Cavalli 0-1, 4.80 ERA

Giants vs. Nationals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneylineGiants-1.5 +140O 9.5 -105-118Nationals +1.5 -170U 9.5 -115-102

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Giants will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 51.0% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.

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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Giants players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Giants Player Prop Bets Today:

Matt Chapman has hit the Walks Under in 13 of his last 15 games (+10.00 Units / 37% ROI)

Casey Schmitt has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 5 games (+8.90 Units / 178% ROI)

Drew Gilbert has hit the Singles Under in 19 of his last 25 games (+8.75 Units / 20% ROI)

Rafael Devers has hit the RBIs Under in 9 of his last 10 away games (+7.30 Units / 36% ROI)

Luis Arraez has hit the Runs Under in 15 of his last 20 away games (+7.10 Units / 22% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Nationals players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Nationals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

James Wood has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 9 games at home (+22.30 Units / 248% ROI)

Daylen Lile has hit the Hits Over in 19 of his last 25 games (+12.40 Units / 26% ROI)

CJ Abrams has hit the Total Bases Over in 12 of his last 15 games (+10.10 Units / 51% ROI)

Daylen Lile has hit the Singles Over in 18 of his last 25 games (+9.20 Units / 30% ROI)

CJ Abrams has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 16 of his last 25 games (+7.25 Units / 25% ROI)

Giants Best Bets Today:

The San Francisco Giants have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 25 of their last 40 away games (+8.75 Units / 18% ROI)

The San Francisco Giants have hit the Team Total Under in 15 of their last 22 games (+7.45 Units / 30% ROI)

The San Francisco Giants have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 29 of their last 50 games (+4.25 Units / 7% ROI)

The San Francisco Giants have covered the Run Line in 15 of their last 25 away games (+3.95 Units / 11% ROI)

The San Francisco Giants have hit the Game Total Over in 25 of their last 50 games (+3.95 Units / 7% ROI)

Nationals Best Bets Today:

The Washington Nationals have hit the Team Total Over in 30 of their last 45 games (+12.45 Units / 23% ROI)

The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 21 of their last 30 games (+11.45 Units / 31% ROI)

The Washington Nationals have hit the Game Total Over in 28 of their last 45 games (+9.25 Units / 18% ROI)

The Washington Nationals have hit the Moneyline in 21 of their last 45 games (+7.30 Units / 16% ROI)

The Washington Nationals have covered the Run Line in 14 of their last 25 games (+1.85 Units / 6% ROI)

Giants Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Giants are 7-12 against the Run Line (-9.95 Units / -34.49% ROI).

8-12 when betting on the Moneyline for -4.3 Units / -19.91% ROI

9-8 when betting on the total runs Over for +0.25 Units / 1.13% ROI

8-9 when betting on the total runs Under for -1.9 Units / -8.66% ROI

Nationals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Nationals are 11-8 against the Run Line (+1.35 Units / 5.3% ROI).

9-11 when betting on the Moneyline for +3.3 Units / 16.34% ROI

14-6 when betting on the total runs Over for +7.45 Units / 33.86% ROI

6-14 when betting on the total runs Under for -9.45 Units / -42.86% ROI

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Giants Keys to the Game vs. the Nationals

The Giants are just 0-10 (.000) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .127.

The Giants were just 65-6 (.915) when leading entering the 9th inning in the 2025 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .956.

The Giants are just 0-12 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .048.

The Giants are 6-0 (1.000) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .765.

Nationals Keys to the Game vs. the Giants

The Nationals are just 1-6 (.143) at home this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .557.

The Nationals are just 5-3 (.625) when leading entering the 7th inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .873.

The Nationals are 7-2 (.778) when tied entering the 8th inning since the 2025 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Nationals were just 65-96 (.401) in the 2025 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

Giants Hitting Stats & Trends

The Giants batted just .214 against LHP in the 2025 season — lowest in MLB.

Giants hitters have drawn walks in 6% of their PA’s against LHP this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Giants hitters slugged just .351 against LHP in the 2025 season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Giants hitters are slugging just .403 on the first pitch of at-bats this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Nationals Hitting Stats & Trends

The Nationals are batting .305 against LHP this season — best in MLB.

The Nationals won only 40% of their home games in the 2025 season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Nationals hitters are slugging .475 against LHP this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Nationals hitters have struck out in just 19% of their PA’s against RHP this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Giants Pitching Stats & Trends

Opponents have a groundball rate of 47% against Giants pitchers since the 2024 season — highest in MLB.

Opponents had a groundball rate of 49% against Giants pitchers in the 2024 season — highest in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Giants pitchers since the 2025 season — 3rd highest in MLB.

Opponents had a groundball rate of 46% against Giants pitchers in the 2025 season — 3rd highest in MLB.

Nationals Pitching Stats & Trends

The Nationals have allowed 8.57 runs per game (60/7) at home this season — highest in MLB.

Nationals pitchers have an ERA of 6.12 (178.0 IP) this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

Nationals pitchers have an ERA of 8.16 (64.0 IP) at home this season — highest in MLB.

Nationals pitchers have an ERA of 5.64 (799.1 IP) at home since the 2025 season — 2nd highest in MLB.

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