This weekend, the Washington Nationals (18-27) travel up I-95 to Baltimore to take on the Orioles (15-27).
MacKenzie Gore is slated to take the mound for Washington against Kyle Gibson for Baltimore.
Both sides limp into this series. The Nationals lost to the Braves on Thursday afternoon, 5-2. It was their sixth loss in their last seven games. C.J. Abrams had two hits Thursday. The Orioles lost three straight earlier in the week to Minnesota and have now lost four of their last five. Chris Paddack threw seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball to earn his second win of the season for the Twins. Ryan O’Hearn collected a couple of hits for the O’s in the defeat.
Lets dive into Friday’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Nationals at Orioles
- Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
- Time: 7:05PM EST
- Site: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- City: Baltimore, MD
- Network/Streaming: MASN2, MASN
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Odds for the Nationals at the Orioles
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: Nationals (-110), Orioles (-109)
- Spread: Nationals -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Orioles
- Pitching matchup for May 16, 2025: MacKenzie Gore vs. Kyle Gibson
- Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (2-4, 3.59 ERA)
Last outing: 5/11 vs. St. Louis – 6.2IP, 4ER, 5H, 3BB, 7Ks - Orioles: Kyle Gibson (0-2, 13.11 ERA)
Last outing: 5/10 at Angels – 4IP, 5ER, 7H, 3BB, 4Ks
- Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (2-4, 3.59 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Nationals at Orioles
- The Nationals have lost 8 of their last 10 games
- In his last 5 home starts Kyle Gibson has an ERA of 8.00
- Jackson Holliday is 5-28 (.179) over his last 7 games
- Josh Bell has hit is 4 straight games (4-15)
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Expert picks & predictions for Friday’s game between the Nationals and the Orioles
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Nationals and the Orioles:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Baltimore Orioles on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Baltimore Orioles at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0.
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