Its a Paul Skenes Monday! Its April 14 and Skenes and the Pirates (5-11) are hosting the Nationals (6-9).
As noted, Paul Skenes is on the bump for the Bucs and Brad Lord is slated to take the mound for Washington.
The Nats lost their second in a row yesterday against the Marlins, 11-4. Matt Mervis paced the onslaught with a three-run tater for Miami. The Pirates were swept by the Reds over the weekend losing Sunday, 4-0. Hunter Greene was exceptional tossing seven shutout innings enroute to his second win of the season.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Nationals at Pirates
- Date: Monday, April 14, 2025
- Time: 6:40PM EST
- Site: PNC Park
- City: Pittsburgh, PA
- Network/Streaming: MASN, SNP
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Odds for the Nationals at the Pirates
The latest odds as of Monday:
- Moneyline: Nationals (+181), Pirates (-219)
- Spread: Pirates -1.5
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Pirates
- Pitching matchup for April 14, 2025: Brad Lord vs. Paul Skenes
- Nationals: Brad Lord (0-0, 1.80 ERA)
Last outing: 4/8 vs. Dodgers – 3IP, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 4Ks - Pirates: Paul Skenes (1-1, 3.44 ERA)
Last outing: 4/8 vs. St. Louis – 6IP, 5ER, 6H, 1BB, 7Ks
- Nationals: Brad Lord (0-0, 1.80 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Nationals at Pirates
- The Pirates are 5-11 on the Run Line this season
- 5 of the Pirates’ last 7 games against the Nationals have gone OVER the Total
- The Nationals have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 3.01 units
- The Nats have lost 3 of their last 4 games
- The Bucs have lost 4 of their last 5
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Nationals and the Pirates
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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 Monday’s game between the Nationals and the Pirates:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Pittsburgh Pirates on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Washington Nationals at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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