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The Washington Nationals and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Great American Ball Park.
The Nationals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Collin Balester in this game. Balester has a 1-1 record and a 5.21 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Reds will be Bronson Arroyo. The righthander has a 5.04 ERA to go along with a 10-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 158-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Nationals were defeated 6-2 by the Braves last time out, as +210 underdogs. The game’s eight runs went UNDER the night’s posted over/under (10).
Adam Dunn and Ronnie Belliard drove in the runs. Jorge Sosa gave up the winning run in relief.
The Reds were defeated 5-2 by the Cardinals last time out, as a -110 pick’em. That game’s seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8).
Brandon Phillips drove in a pair of runs in a losing effort for the Reds. Homer Bailey gave up three runs and suffered the loss.
Current streak:
Washington has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Washington: 40-74 SU
Cincinnati: 49-64 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 2-8
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Washington is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati’s last 6 games when playing Washington
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cincinnati’s last 13 games at home
Next up:
Cincinnati home to Washington, Friday, August 14

 

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