Diamondbacks vs Nationals Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Nationals Park. Righthander Ian Kennedy will take the mound for the Diamondbacks to start this game. Kennedy is 6-9 this season with a 4.47 ERA. Starting this game for the Nationals will be Jason Marquis. The righthander has a 15.33 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Wil Nieves had two hits including a solo home run as the Nationals beat the Diamondbacks 4-2 on Friday. The Nationals won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. John Lannan allowed just four hits and two runs over seven innings for the win, while Sean Burnett had four strikeouts over two innings of relief to notch his second save. Joe Saunders was tagged with the Diamondbacks loss, giving up 10 hits and four runs over his six innings of work. Current streak: Arizona has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Arizona: 46-71 SU Washington: 50-66 SU Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 3-7 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Washington most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Arizona are 7-3 After playing Arizona are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Arizona is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Washington home to Arizona, Sunday, August 15 The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty.