Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/10/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+125) St. Louis (-150)

The St. Louis Cardinals (48-43) will take on the Washington Nationals (37-53) at Busch Stadium on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Washington at +125 and St. Louis is coming in at -150. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael Soroka and Miles Mikolas.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which is 16th in MLB. They have earned 397 runs and have an on-base percentage of .314. The Nationals have tallied 145 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 87 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 380 RBI's and 750 hits this season, while their batting average is sitting at .247. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .390 and have been rung up 683 times, while being walked on 264 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40. Nationals pitchers have yielded 111 long balls in addition to 483 runs in total (28th in baseball). Washington has surrendered 814 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 455 earned runs. The Nationals are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.16 so far this year (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 705 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 300 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.47 as a squad on the campaign.

The Nationals have sent 308 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 171 base runners on the season and 41.5% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 19 saves on the year and have not converted 13 of their 32 save opportunities. The Nationals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 59.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 69 save situations. The bullpen have earned 37 holds this season (28th in the league). Nationals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 99 times and also have had 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have converted 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,146 innings, which ranks them 25th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 2,382 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 755 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which is 22nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 64 double plays.

Soroka (20-24 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.90 while facing 1,630 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 351 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 128 free passes. His earned run average is 3.96 (171 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.231. Soroka has thrown 389 innings and has earned 354 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have tallied a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .251 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 708 occasions (24th in the league) and have earned a total of 776 hits. St. Louis has hit 91 home runs for the season to go along with 394 RBIs. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .392 and they are recording 4.55 runs per outing (12th in MLB). They have notched 154 doubles, while getting a free base 284 times as well as scoring 414 runs.

The Cardinals have a WHIP of 1.274 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a team for the season. They rank 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 776. The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 399 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.09 (366 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 7.40 (660 strikeouts vs 251 walks). They have surrendered 84 long balls and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league).

With 89 save situations, the Cardinals have 51 holds and 13 blown saves. St. Louis has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have come away with 22 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 98 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of 121 inherited base runners. They are ranked 13th in baseball with a save rate of 62.9%, and they have sent 271 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 64 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (3rd in pro baseball). The Cardinals have recorded 879 assists, 34 errors and have accumulated 2,420 putouts for the season. Out of their 7,260 innings played, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (15th in baseball).

During his career, Mikolas has surrendered 1,205 hits while totaling 855 punch outs in 1,183 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 557 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.73 and he has gone up against 4,925 batters so far in his MLB career. Mikolas (68-70 mark in his career) has a 4.24 earned run average and has given up 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+125)

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