Nationals vs. Athletics Odds & Betting Predictions - July 18, 2026

Nationals at Athletics

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Starting Pitchers
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Gage Jump logoG.JumpAthletics logo3.513-4
Cade Cavalli logoC.CavalliWashington Nationals logo3.835-4

Nationals at Athletics Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Nationals
48-49
-1.5
-1.5+145
o10-111
-110
Athletics
41-55
u10.5
+1.5-172
u10-110
-110
location pinSaturday 1:40 a.m.
July 18, 2026
Sutter Health ParkWest Sacramento
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Nationals vs. Athletics Expert Picks
Kev Mahserejian
Kev Mahserejian
Last 30d: 8-11-0 (-3.9u)
Over 10-115
1u
Wags Wins
Wags Wins
Last 30d: 176-175-2 (-16.4u)
WSH -104
1.04u
Sean Zerillo
Sean Zerillo
Last 30d: 117-121-8 (-2.5u)
WSH -112 (F5)
0.56u
Bet to -122
Anders
Anders
Last 30d: 9-6-0 (+3.0u)
WSH -102
1.02u
Better starter and Nats top 5 WRC+ vs lefties and A’s bottom 2 L30 vs Righties and still no Kurtz. Easy at this price
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 350-391-5 (-35.7u)
Under 10-105
1.05u
G.Jump o5.5 Ks+113
0.88u

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Nationals vs. Athletics Public Betting Percentages

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Nationals

Public

69%

Bets%

31%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Athletics
45-5120-2725-2414-1930-31
Nationals
53-4421-3032-147-1046-34

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Athletics
46-47-328-17-218-30-116-15-229-31-1
Nationals
55-37-531-17-324-20-212-4-143-33-4

Straight-Up (ML) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Athletics
41-5519-2822-2715-1825-36
Nationals
48-4920-3128-189-839-41

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Jul 12th@CWSL 1-9+1.5 LO 9CWS +127
Jul 11th@CWSL 0-1-1.5 LU 8.5CWS +110
Jul 10th@CWSL 1-14+1.5 LO 8.5CWS +151
Jul 9th@DETL 1-4+1.5 LU 9DET +109
Jul 8th@DETL 1-6+1.5 LU 9.5DET +119

Athletics vs. Nationals Injury Updates

Athletics Injuries

  • Gunnar Hoglund
    P

    Hoglund is out with back

    Out

Nationals Injuries

  • Trevor Williams
    P

    Williams is out with elbow

    Out

  • Josiah Gray
    P

    Josiah Gray (elbow) scratched Tuesday.

    Out

  • DJ Herz
    P

    Herz is out with elbow

    Out

Nationals vs. Athletics Starting Lineups
Nationals Starting Lineup
Projected
PITCHERW-LERAWHIPK/9
Cade Cavalli logoRC.Cavalli, P5-43.831.34810.03
HITTERSAVGOBPSLGHR
James Wood logo1J.Wood, RF.279.410.57528
Curtis Mead logo2C.Mead, 3B.247.341.50217
Dylan Crews logo3D.Crews, LF.211.270.3436
C.J. Abrams logo4C.Abrams, SS.275.352.51020
Jacob Young logo5J.Young, CF.224.275.3698
Andres Chaparro logo6A.Chaparro, DH.167.308.2781
Nasim Nunez logo7N.Nunez, 2B.242.327.2911
Luis Garcia logo8L.Garcia, 1B.284.317.55420
Keibert Ruiz logo9K.Ruiz, C.275.302.4657
Athletics Starting Lineup
Projected
PITCHERW-LERAWHIPK/9
Gage Jump logoLG.Jump, P3-43.511.2948.88
HITTERSAVGOBPSLGHR
Lawrence Butler logo1L.Butler, RF.196.296.2965
Shea Langeliers logo2S.Langeliers, C.257.324.48321
Tyler Soderstrom logo3T.Soderstrom, LF.241.343.46514
Jonah Heim logo4J.Heim, 1B.232.281.4648
Jacob Wilson logo5J.Wilson, SS.281.314.3884
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer logo6J.Kuroda-Grauer, 3B.422.435.5330
Carlos Cortes logo7C.Cortes, DH.279.357.4316
Henry Bolte logo8H.Bolte, CF.261.343.3473
Jeff McNeil logo9J.McNeil, 2B.226.290.3023

Nationals vs. Athletics Odds Comparison

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Nationals at Athletics Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Nationals
48-49
N/A
N/A
Athletics
41-55
N/A
N/A