St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/10/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-182) Washington (+150)

The St. Louis Cardinals (19-19) are en route to Nationals Park on Saturday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (17-21). The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at -182 and the Nationals are sitting at +150. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Andre Pallante and Trevor Williams.

St. Louis has a slugging % of .401 and have been called out on strikes 290 times, while being walked on 134 occasions. They have accounted for 165 RBI's and 337 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .260. The Cardinals have compiled 75 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 35 balls out of the park. They have tallied 174 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 4.6 runs/g, which puts them at 13th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 29 home runs and also 167 runs (19th in MLB). St. Louis has conceded 306 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 153 earned runs. The Cardinals hold a team ERA of 4.08 so far this season (19th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 266 hitters. They have walked 120 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.80 as a team for the year.

Cardinals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 38 times in addition to having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 28 holds on the season (7th in baseball). The Cardinals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 56.3% and have entered the game in 44 save situations. They have tallied 9 saves on the year and have blown 7 of 16 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 base runners on the campaign with 42.9% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Cardinals have sent 119 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 1,013 putouts this year, in addition to 380 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which is 7th in baseball, and they have turned 26 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,039 innings on the field, which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball.

Pallante has taken the ball for 333 innings and has 231 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.89 (144 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.417. He has given up 338 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 134 walks. Pallante (20-16 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.83 while facing 1,426 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Washington has a total of 38 long balls this year and 159 RBIs. They have hit 56 two-baggers, while taking a walk 120 times and recording 168 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned a team on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .242 on the year. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .386 and they average 4.42 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 304 occasions (17th in baseball) and have notched a total of 307 base knocks.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 205 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.38 (198 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 39 dingers and they relinquish 5.57 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.449 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.29 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (304 strikeouts vs 141 free passes). They are currently ranked 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 339.

Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 50.7% of 75 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 36 save situations, the Nationals have earned 18 holds and also 6 blown saves. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 128 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 25 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in MLB). The Nationals have racked up 325 assists, 15 errors and are sitting with 995 putouts so far this season. In their 2,985 innings on the diamond, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (24th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Williams has given up 1,005 hits while he has earned 790 strikeouts in 961 frames. He has conceded a total of 466 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.371 and having a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.52 and he has faced 4,148 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Williams (52-58 career mark) has earned a 4.36 earned run average while allowing 9.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+150)

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