Brewers vs. Nationals Prediction: Close Contest Projected After New Data Released for Friday's MLB Game [8/2/2024]

The Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers will meet in MLB action at Nationals Park on Friday, starting at 6:45PM ET.

Jake Irvin (8-8, 3.44 ERA) will start for the Nationals, while the Brewers have opted for Frankie Montas (4-8, 5.01 ERA).

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Nationals as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Brewers-Nationals game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Nationals' chance of winning is 51% , while the Brewers' is 49%."

Brewers vs. Nationals Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB game between the Nationals and Brewers at Nationals Park is scheduled to begin at 6:45PM ET.

• Who: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals
• Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
• Time: 6:45PM ET/3:45PM PT
• Venue: Nationals Park
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Friday's Brewers vs. Nationals matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Brewers vs. Nationals Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's MLB game between the Brewers and Nationals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives the Nationals a 51% chance of defeating the Brewers.

According to our model, the Nationals (+1.5) have a 64% chance of covering the run line, while the 9-run over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 10:51PM, Aug 2

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Brewers

Win %

48%

53%

-110

-104

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Nationals

Brewers MIL

-110

Win %

48%

53%

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Nationals WSH

-104

Frankie Montas 4-8, 5.01 ERA

Jake Irvin 8-8, 3.44 ERA

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Brewers vs. Nationals Odds [8/2/2024]

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Brewers vs. Nationals Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Brewers vs. Nationals matchup is on the over/under.

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Conclusion

We predict the Nationals, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Brewers on Friday.

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