Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals 8/16/2022 Picks

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The Chicago Cubs will go against the Washington Nationals in MLB action in Nationals Park, DC, on Tuesday, April 16, 2022. at 7:05 PM ET.

The Cubs were largely in last place in the NL Central for the majority of the first half of the season but improved a little bit since the All-Star break.

They won two out of three games versus Washington in the most recent week, and they went 6-4 throughout the last week. While momentum won’t help much as they face baseball’s poorest squad, it also can’t hurt.

The rangy lefty Justin Steele will receive the ball as he looks to improve on his strong marks. His 4-7 record into this game wasn’t particularly outstanding, but his 3.63 ERA caught people’s attention.

In his last seven appearances, he only gave up more than two runs once, including a standout showing against Washington last time. He hopes to repeat his six-inning performance from less than a week ago when he gave up just two earned runs.

The total went UNDER in 13 of the Chi Cubs’ last 20 matches.
The Chi Cubs are 2-7 SU in their last 9 matches on the road.
The total went OVER in 4 of the Chi Cubs’ last 5 matches on the road against Washington.

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Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals Predictions 8/16/2022

The Nationals took over as what is probably the worst team in baseball after making several eye-catching trades before the deadline.

In addition to having the fewest victories in baseball by a small margin, they only went 2-8 over their previous ten games and don’t seem to be improving.

The Nationals appear to be just thinking about the finish of the season, in contrast to those teams near the bottom of their respective divisions who welcomed playing the spoiler.

The ball will be given to Patrick Corbin as he attempts to recover from the worst season of his career. The former World Series MVP and left-hander enters with a 4-16 record, but his 7.02 ERA tells the rest of the tale.

Since the Fourth of July, he did not make a start in which he gave up fewer than four runs, and with Chicago visiting, those problems might only get worse.

The total went OVER in 6 of Washington’s last 9 matches.
The Washington Nationals are 3-9 SU in their last 12 matches.
The total went OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 matches against the Chi Cubs.

Chicago Cubs vs Washington Nationals. The MLB pick for this game is the Chicago Cubs. Tuesday night’s prediction of the Cubs almost has more to do with Washington’s troubles than any potential performance by the Cubs.

The Cubs are playing much better recently and are prepared to pitch with their strongest arm in this game. Getting the victory in this game won’t be a problem for the visiting squad because their roster was improving over the past week.

The Nationals are 0-5 in their previous five home matches against a team with a losing record, while the Cubs are 4-0 in Steele’s last four appearances versus NL East opponents. The Chicago Cubs will win to a predicted score of 7-4.

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