{"id":5730,"date":"2009-09-24T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/mlb-odds-dodgers-vs-nationals\/"},"modified":"2009-09-24T07:33:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-24T12:33:00","slug":"mlb-odds-dodgers-vs-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/mlb-odds-dodgers-vs-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Odds: Dodgers vs Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" >\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"font: inherit;\">\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Nationals<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Park<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Vicente Padilla in this one. Righthander Padilla is 11-6 this season with a 4.52 ERA. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Meanwhile, it&#8217;ll be J.D. Martin who starts for the Nationals. righthander Martin is 5-4 with a 4.21 ERA so far this season. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 163-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game&#8217;s total has not yet been posted. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Justin Maxwell scored on a ninth-inning throwing error as the Nationals snuck past the Dodgers 5-4 on Wednesday. The Nationals won the game as +160 underdogs, and the nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over\/under (9). <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Ryan Zimmerman belted a three-run homer to lead the Nationals. Saul Rivera recorded the final two outs and was credited with the victory. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">James Loney went 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI for the Dodgers, who were -180 favorites. James McDonald gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss. <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Team records:<br \/><st1:City><st1:place>Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 91-61 SU<br \/>Washington: 52-99 SU<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Los Angeles most recently:<br \/>When playing on Thursday are 2-8<br \/>Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5<br \/>After playing Washington are 2-8<br \/>After a loss are 9-1<\/p>\n<p>Washington most recently:<br \/>When playing on Thursday are 1-9<br \/>Before playing Atlanta are 4-6<br \/>After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4<br \/>After a win are 2-8<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">A few trends to consider:<br \/>The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers&#8217;s last 6 games when playing Washington<br \/>The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers&#8217;s last 5 games on the road<br \/>The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers&#8217;s last 5 games <br \/>LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games <br \/>The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington&#8217;s last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers<br \/>Washington is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers<br \/>Washington is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers<br \/>The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington&#8217;s last 9 games <o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=3><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Next up:<br \/>LA Dodgers at <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, September 25<br \/><st1:State><st1:place>Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> home to <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, September 25<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<p class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=3>&nbsp;<\/font><\/o:p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Nationals Park. The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Vicente Padilla in this one. Righthander Padilla is 11-6 this season with a 4.52 ERA. Meanwhile, it&#8217;ll be J.D. 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