Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+106) Miami (-128)

The Washington Nationals (5-7) are en route to loanDepot park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Miami Marlins (6-6). The moneyline on this matchup has the Nationals at +106 while the Marlins are coming in at -128. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore and Cal Quantrill.

The Nationals have tallied 20 doubles as a team and have smacked 16 balls out of the stadium. Washington has a slugging percentage of .418 and have struck out 112 times, while being walked on 36 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which is 12th in baseball. They have 51 RBI's as well as 90 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is at .235. They have 53 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .304.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.58 for the season (26th in baseball), and they have rung up 101 hitters. Nationals pitchers have given up 15 home runs and 58 total runs (19th in MLB). They have walked 48 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.41 as a squad on the year. Washington has yielded 112 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 54 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.51.

Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 16 times and also have had 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 7 holds over the course of the season (20th in MLB). The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 13 save situations. They have 4 saves for the season and have not converted 2 of their 6 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 27 base runners over the course of the season with 29.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Nationals have dispatched 44 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Washington Nationals have a total of 318 putouts on the year, in addition to 112 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 11th in baseball, and have a total of 9 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 66.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 954 innings, ranking them 27th in pro baseball.

Gore has pitched in 389 frames and has accounted for 429 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 4.14 (179 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.408. He has conceded 386 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 162 walks. Gore (22-27 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.08 and he has faced 1,689 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Marlins hold a team SLG% of .348 and they are scoring 3.58 runs per outing (20th in MLB). They have put up 16 doubles, while getting a free base 40 times as well as racking up 43 runs. Miami is sitting with 9 home runs this season and 40 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 120 occasions (5th in the league) and have totaled 97 base knocks. The Miami Marlins have an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .238 so far this year.

The Marlins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.318 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a unit this year. They are sitting at 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 97. The Miami pitching staff have allowed 54 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (45 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.30 (89 strikeouts vs 48 walks). They have given up 12 homers and they yield 4.42 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 2 save chances and they have earned 1 save. They are ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 42 relievers to the mound this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with base runners. Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 18 inherited base runners. Sitting with 9 save situations, the Marlins have accrued 7 holds and 1 blown save.

In 990 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (15th in pro baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 9 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (24th in pro baseball). The Marlins have recorded 120 assists, 9 errors and have a tally of 330 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Quantrill has given up 723 hits while tallying 543 K's in 728 innings pitched. Quantrill (44-35 career win-loss record) holds a 4.09 earned run average while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 331 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.316 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and he has gone up against 3,102 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-128)

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