Its Tuesday, May 13 and the Nationals (17-25) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (20-21). Michael Soroka is slated to take the mound for Washington against Spencer Schwellenbach for Atlanta.

The Braves took game one of the series 4-3. Grant Holmes picked up the win. He only gave up one earned run in 6.1 innings. He also struck out four batters.

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

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Game details & how to watch Nationals at Braves

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Network/Streaming: FanDuel Sports Network South, FanDuel Sports Network Southeast, MASN

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Odds for the Nationals at the Braves

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

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Moneyline: Nationals (+193), Braves (-235)

Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Braves

Pitching matchup for May 13, 2025: Michael Soroka vs. Spencer Schwellenbach

Nationals: Michael Soroka, (0-2, 7.20 ERA)
Last outing (Cleveland Guardians, 5/7): 5.0 Innings Pitched, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 8 Strikeouts

Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach, (1-3, 3.42 ERA)
Last outing (Cincinnati Reds, 5/8): 6.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts

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

The Braves have won 4 of their last 5 home games against teams with losing records

6 of the Braves’ last 7 home matchups against the Nationals have stayed under the Total

The Nationals have covered in 4 of their last 5 on the road, profiting 1.76 units

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Nationals and the BravesRotoworld Best Bet

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

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

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Atlanta Braves on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Washington Nationals at +1.5.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 8.0.

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