Nationals vs. Pirates Odds & Betting Predictions - April 16, 2026

Nationals at Pirates

4:35 pm • SportsNet PT

Washington Nationals

29-29

8 - 7

Pittsburgh Pirates

30-28

pitcher		team	era	w-l
B.Ashcraft			2.75	4-2
F.Griffin			3.63	6-2

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Nationals 29-29	+1.5	+1.5-155	o8.5-105	+136
Pirates 30-28	u8.5	-1.5+127	u8.5-115	-164

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April 16, 2026

PNC ParkPittsburgh

Over 5.5 (Live)+115

1.15u

O.Cruz Over Hitter Strikeouts+156

0.3u

Over 1.5 Ks or 2+ Ks Proj closer to +135

J.Mangum o1.5 Hits+165

0.49u

Proj closer to +140

PIT -148

1.48u

Over 0.5 (1st Inn)+108

0.5u

M.Ozuna o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-125

0.8u

B.Ashcraft u5.5 Hits Allowed-159

F.Griffin u2.5 Earned Runs-132

1.32u

Under 0.5 (1st Inn)-115

Under 8.5+100

O.Cruz o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs+105

1.05u

WSH +1.5-152

1.97u

WSH +140

1.4u

Under 4.5 (F5)-105

1.05u

PIT o4.5-105

0.5u

80 degrees w. double digit wind out to left - Griffin 1.76 ERA/4.53 SIERA/4.81 xERA - WAS pen 6.39 FIP/5.28 xFIP/4.83 SIERA

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MLB Public Betting

Pirates are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Pirates are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Pirates are 15-12 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 4 of Pirates' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 20 of Pirates' 31 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	30-28	15-16	15-12	17-16	12-12
Nationals	36-22	12-15	24-7	1-2	35-20

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Pirates	31-25-2	20-11	11-14-2	21-12	9-13-2
Nationals	36-19-3	18-7-2	18-12-1	3-0	33-19-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	30-28	16-15	14-13	19-14	10-14
Nationals	29-29	10-17	19-12	1-2	28-27

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 15th	WSH	W 2-0	-1.5 W	U 9.5	PIT -172
Apr 14th	WSH	L 4-5	-1.5 L	U 9.5	WSH -184
Apr 13th	WSH	W 16-5	-1.5 W	O 7.5	PIT -228
Apr 12th	@CHC	L 6-7	+1.5 W	O 12.5	CHC +115
Apr 11th	@CHC	W 4-3	+1.5 W	O 6.5	PIT +124

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LF.Griffin, P	89	5.1	7	4
RP.Schultz, P	5	0.1	0	2
LP.Poulin, P	7	0.2	0	0
RG.Varland, P	10	0.2	0	0
LC.Perez, P	16	1	2	0
RC.Beeter, P	32	1	1	1
RO.Ribalta, P	14	1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1J.Wood, RF	2-6	1	1
2L.Garcia, 1B	0-3	1	1
2C.Mead, PH	0-3	0	0
2C.Mead, 1B	0-3	0	0
3B.House, 3B	1-6	0	0
4D.Lile, LF	2-5	1	0
5C.Abrams, SS	1-2	0	0
6J.Young, CF	0-4	0	1
7J.Vivas, DH	1-4	3	0
8D.Millas, C	2-2	1	0
8J.Wiemer, PH	1-1	0	1
8K.Ruiz, C	0-2	0	0
9N.Nunez, 2B	0-2	1	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RB.Ashcraft, P	90	5.2	7	2
LE.Sisk, P	14	0.1	1	1
RY.Ramirez, P	17	1	2	1
RI.Mattson, P	18	1	0	0
RJ.Lawrence, P	12	1	0	0
RD.Santana, P	11	1	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1J.Mangum, RF	3-5	2	0	0
1J.Mangum, LF	3-5	2	0	0
2N.Gonzales, 3B	2-4	0	0	1
2R.O'Hearn, PH	0-0	0	0	0
2R.O'Hearn, 1B	0-0	0	0	0
3O.Cruz, CF	2-5	1	0	1
4M.Ozuna, DH	1-4	1	1	3
5N.Yorke, 1B	1-4	0	0	0
5N.Yorke, RF	1-4	0	0	0
5N.Yorke, 1B	1-4	0	0	0
5N.Yorke, 3B	1-4	0	0	0
6B.Lowe, 2B	2-5	0	0	1
7J.Bart, C	1-5	1	0	0
7H.Davis, PR	0-0	0	0	0
8K.Griffin, SS	2-5	0	0	1
9B.Cook, LF	1-2	1	0	0
9S.Horwitz, PH	0-1	1	0	0
9S.Horwitz, 1B	0-1	1	0	0
9B.Reynolds, PH	0-2	0	0	0
9B.Reynolds, RF	0-2	0	0	0