Houston Astros at Washington Nationals 10/27/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals
MLB: 8:07 PM EST
Oct. 27, 2019
TV: FOX
Latest Odds : HOU -155 O/U 7
The Houston Astros battled back in the 4th game of the series to even up the series. Well, battled back is a little bit to the extreme, but the Astros did have to battle back to make the series a best of 3. Now, the Astros have built up quite a bit of momentum on the year and have their staff ace heading to the mound.
Gerrit Cole takes to the mound in the 5th game of the World Series for the Astros. He was not that impressive in the first game of the series and will be looking to make a difference in this game and potentially give Houston the lead heading back home. This October Cole has thrown a total of 29.2 innings on the year with 18 hits allowed with 6 runs given up. Cole has walked 9 batters on the post season while striking out a total of 38 batters.
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The Nationals have to figure out where they went wrong on their return to home. The Nationals dropped 2 games at home and what is even worse the last game the Nationals were not even competitive in. Now, the Nationals have to try to get a win in the game here to pull ahead and get some of the game back before heading back to Houston.
Max Scherzer is the starting pitcher the Nationals are planning on putting on the mound. He did really well in the first game of the series and the Nationals need a repeat performance in this game. This post season Scherzer has thrown 25 innings with 14 hits and 6 runs allowed. Scherzer has walked only 11 batters and struck out 34 batters.
Recent Betting Trends:
Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Nationals are 7-1 in their last 8 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 22-6-2 in Astros last 30 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 3-0-2 in Nationals last 5 during game 5 of a series.
Free Betting Pick: Washington Nationals +140
The Nationals are trying to be the best team in the majors, but after the last 2 losses the Nationals could be in trouble. The Nationals could not even beat the bullpen game put out by the Astros in game 3. The good news is the Nationals are putting Scherzer on the mound and that will help the Nationals in this game here. Final Score, Washington Nationals win 5-2.