Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/21/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+172) Los Angeles (-210)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (46-29) will go up against the Washington Nationals (30-44) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The odds on this game have Washington at +172 while Los Angeles is priced at -210. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Jake Irvin and Dustin May.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.1 runs per game, which is 21st in baseball. They have 306 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .307. The Nationals have tallied 121 doubles as a team and have hit 70 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 290 runs batted in and 587 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .239. Washington is slugging .382 and have struck out 551 times, while drawing a walk on 210 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.38 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Nationals pitchers have given up 85 home runs in addition to 377 runs (26th in baseball). Washington has surrendered 655 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 359 earned runs. The Nationals hold a team ERA of 4.96 for the year (26th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 583 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 245 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a unit on the campaign.

Nationals pitchers have entered the game with runners on 77 times and also have had 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 32 holds on the year (28th in baseball). The Nationals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 61 save situations. They have tallied 19 saves this year and have missed out on 10 of 29 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 136 base runners so far this season with 39.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Nationals have sent 251 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Nationals have converted 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,859 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in MLB. The Washington Nationals have 1,953 putouts this year, in addition to 618 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them ranked 20th in the majors, and have earned 53 double plays.

Irvin has taken the ball for 397 innings and is sitting with 314 K's so far in his career. Irvin (18-24 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.37 while facing 1,674 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.44 (196 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.276. He has conceded 375 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 132 free passes.

Los Angeles has recorded 116 home runs so far this year as well as 401 RBIs. They have hit 127 doubles, while getting a free base 283 times as well as scoring 417 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .341 as well as a team batting average of .265 on the season. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .460 and they have an average of 5.56 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have been rung up on 611 occasions (16th in baseball) and have earned 679 hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 340 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.16 (310 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 93 home runs and they surrender 4.57 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.309 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (664 strikeouts against 268 walks). They rank 18th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 609.

With 99 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 61 holds and 12 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 36 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations and also on 62 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 20.2% out of 84 inherited base runners. They rank 11th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 270 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

Out of their 6,030 innings on the field, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (16th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 56 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have 654 assists, 33 errors and have accounted for 2,010 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, May has surrendered 211 hits and he has 241 K's in 263 frames. He has given up 102 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.131 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has gone up against 1,087 batters during his career. May (16-13 career mark) is the owner of a 3.49 ERA and has allowed 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-210)

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