{"id":526019,"date":"2026-09-23T00:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T04:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/explore-nationals-vs-tigers-expert-picks-and-betting-guide-9-23-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T22:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T02:18:02","slug":"explore-nationals-vs-tigers-expert-picks-and-betting-guide-9-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/explore-nationals-vs-tigers-expert-picks-and-betting-guide-9-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Nationals vs Tigers Expert Picks and Betting Guide &#8211; 9\/23\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/WSH.png\" alt=\"Washington Nationals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Washington Nationals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/DET.png\" alt=\"Detroit Tigers logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Detroit Tigers<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+145<\/span><span>O\/U: 7.5<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>-165<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Washington Nationals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Despite technically being the &#8220;starter&#8221; in today&#8217;s game, Richard Lovelady may not go more than a couple frames considering he will function as more of an opener.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Openers have become a common strategy where a relief pitcher is used for the first (and maybe second) inning.  This can suppress early run scoring as relievers are generally of a higher quality than non-ace starters.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Brady House &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-180\/+140)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Brady House has made notable strides with his Barrel%, improving his 4.7% rate last season to 10% this year.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Dylan Crews &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-180\/+140)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">In today&#8217;s game, Dylan Crews is at a disadvantage facing the league&#8217;s 2nd-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 40.5% rate (99th percentile).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Detroit Tigers Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Framber Valdez &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Due to his large reverse platoon split, Framber Valdez should be in good shape matching up with 7 hitters in the projected lineup of the opposite hand in today&#8217;s matchup.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher with a reverse platoon split will perform better against opposite-handed hitters (i.e. a right-handed pitcher will be better against a left-handed hitter). Holding this advantage against several hitters can have a huge impact on whether a pitcher will perform well or struggle on any given day.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Zach McKinstry &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-125\/-105)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Zach McKinstry&#8217;s maximum exit velocity (a reliable standard to study power) has been 106 mph this year, grading out in the 2nd percentile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> If a player can hit the ball hard even once, it has great predictive power over his ability to do it again.  If he&#8217;s never hit the ball hard, it&#8217;s a sign of a lack of power.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Detroit Tigers have 4 bats in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e.  over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Ben Malgeri, Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, John Peck).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts <\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Detroit Tigers &#8211; 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline (-175)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Detroit Tigers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 14 of their last 24 games at home (+7.30 Units \/ 22% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Washington Nationals &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-115\/-115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Washington Nationals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 14 of their last 22 away games (+5.20 Units \/ 20% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Spencer Torkelson &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Home Runs (+560\/-1000)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Spencer Torkelson has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 9 games (+8.50 Units \/ 94% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"2.22.2\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"BETTING\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"1\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Nationals @ Detroit Tigers +145O\/U: 7.5(-110\/-110)-165 Washington Nationals Insights Despite technically being the &#8220;starter&#8221; in today&#8217;s game, Richard Lovelady may not go more than a couple frames considering he&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[283,286,287,289,288,284,987,23,754,285,203,313,73,282,281,11],"class_list":["post-526019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-bets","tag-betting-guide","tag-betting-line","tag-betting-odds","tag-betting-tips","tag-betting-trends","tag-cade-cavalli","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-dylan-crews","tag-expert-picks","tag-framber-valdez","tag-keibert-ruiz","tag-mlb","tag-odds","tag-picks","tag-washington-nationals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Explore Nationals vs Tigers Expert Picks and Betting Guide - 9\/23\/2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our expert betting tips and picks for Washington Nationals vs. Detroit Tigers on September 23, 2026. 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