Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+106) Los Angeles (-128)

The Washington Nationals (31-44) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Sunday where they will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-30). The moneyline on this contest has the Nationals at +106 while the Dodgers are priced at -128. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Michael Soroka and Shohei Ohtani.

Washington owns a slugging percentage of .383 and have been called out on strikes 556 times, while drawing a walk on 210 occasions. They have 294 runs batted in and 595 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .239. The Nationals have tallied 122 doubles as a unit and have smacked 72 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 310 runs while holding a team OBP of .306. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are knocking in 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 21st in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.38. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 85 home runs and 380 total runs (26th in the league). Washington has surrendered 666 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 361 earned runs. The Nationals have an earned run average of 4.91 so far this year (26th in baseball), and they have rung up 596 hitters. They have walked 247 opposing players and their FIP is 4.27 as a squad for the year.

The Nationals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 65.5% and have entered the game in 61 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 138 runners on the year and 39.1% of them crossed home plate. Nationals pitchers have come into the game with players on base 80 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 256 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have earned 32 holds on the season (28th in the league). They have earned 19 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 out of their 29 save opportunities.

The Nationals have turned 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,958 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 23rd in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 1,986 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 628 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which puts them in 21st in baseball, and have 54 double plays.

Soroka has taken the hill for 374 innings and has accounted for 333 K's during his career. Soroka (20-23 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 1,565 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.85 (160 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.233. He has surrendered 338 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 123 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a batting average of .264 for the season. They have been rung up on 618 instances (16th in baseball) and have a total of 685 base hits. Los Angeles has accounted for 116 home runs for the season to go along with 403 RBIs. The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .457 and they earn 5.53 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have put up 127 doubles, while walking 288 times as well as earning 420 runs.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.309 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.23 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (670 strikeouts against 269 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 620. They have yielded 94 homers and they concede 4.57 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 345 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.18 (315 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 20.0% out of 85 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 78 times in high leverage situations and on 63 occasions with base runners. With 99 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 61 holds and 12 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 272 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 36 save chances and they have converted 24 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 663 assists, 33 errors and have 2,037 putouts this year. In 6,111 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (17th in MLB).

Ohtani (38-19 mark in his career) has earned a 3.02 earned run average and has conceded 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.51 and he has faced 1,956 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed 162 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.085 and having a FIP of 3.0. In his MLB career, Ohtani has given up 350 base knocks while he has totaled 608 strikeouts in 482 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-128)

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