MLB Betting: Reds vs Nationals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cincinnati Reds will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The Reds will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Mike Leake in this game. Leake has a 4-0 record and a 2.45 ERA this season. The Nationals will counter Leake with Luis Atilano. Righthander Atilano has a 4.71 ERA to go along with a 5-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ian Desmond drove in the winning run as the Nationals defeated the Reds 4-2 on Friday. The Nationals won that game as a +105 underdog, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Tyler Clippard improved to 8-3 with the win in relief, and Matt Capps finished the ninth for his 18th save. Enerio Del Rosario surrendered two earned runs over his six innings in the Reds loss. Current streak: Cincinnati has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 31-24 SU Washington: 27-29 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 3-7 After playing Washington are 2-8 After a loss are 7-3 Washington most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After playing Cincinnati are 7-3 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 9 games on the road Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati Washington is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing Cincinnati Next up: Washington home to Cincinnati, Sunday, June 6 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.