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Wednesday, August 5th MLB Sports Betting Report.

Tonight at 6:05pm at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. it’s the New York Mets vs Washington Nationals.

Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals as -192 favorites with the over/under at 8.5 total runs.

The Mets have Rick Porcello set to start, who struggled the first 2 starts this season. Both starts were against the Braves, where he lasted a total of 6 innings and allowed 11 runs on 12 hits. The bright side, Porcello is 2-0 when starting against the Nationals with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 1.000.

The Nationals will have Max Scherzer take the mound, who’s coming off a 7 scoreless inning start against the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s recorded double-digit strikeouts in both of his starts this season. Scherzer is 10-5 when starting against the Mets with an ERA of 2.67 and a WHIP of 0.896.

New York is 8-3 straight up in their last 11 games against Washington and the total has gone over in 5 of the Mets’ last 6 games when playing on the road against the Nationals.

Washington is 14-7 straight in their last 21 games and the total has gone under in 4 of the Nationals last 6 games.