Astros vs Nationals Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Apr 20th 2024

Get ready to slide into some Daily Fantasy Sports action as the underdog Houston Astros, trying to find their groove, storm into Nationals Park for a showdown with the Washington Nationals today at 4:05 PM EST. It’s a clash of the titans in the making, with the Astros trying to rocket up from their 4-game deficit in the American League, while the Nationals aim to capitol-ize on their home field advantage to narrow their 5.5-game gap in the National League. With the betting world buzzing, the line’s set with the Astros as favorites at -179 and an over/under that screams a high-scoring game at 9.0. Despite the overcast skies and a slight chill in the air, expect the heat to turn up when these two teams, fresh off a head-to-head where fortunes were flipped, face off once again. Will the Astros continue their launch or will the Nationals mount a monumental comeback? After all, in this game, it’s all about whether you can star-spangle your banner or get lost in space!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 20, 2024 04:05PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Overcast with winds from the NW at 4.3 mph. Temperature is at 59.0° with 78% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	HOU ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-179	+147	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-181	+149	9.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-2	+2	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

146W-104L

64.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

94W-152L

35.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/19/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-1.0
04/19/24	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-1.0
06/13/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-2.0
06/13/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Under	-2.0
06/14/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Push	-0.0
06/14/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Push	-0.0
06/15/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-4.0
06/15/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-4.0

Astros Vs Over/Under

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-13-24	vsTEX	2-9W	6.0	5	2	5	Over
04-07-24	@TEX	3-1W	6.0	1	0	4	Under
04-01-24	vsTOR	0-10W	9.0	0	0	7	Over
08-26-23	@DET	9-2W	2.0	2	0	1	Over
08-02-23	vsCLE	2-3W	4.0	5	2	3	Under
07-06-23	vsSEA	5-1L	6.0	3	3	9	Under
06-30-23	@TEX	5-3W	5.0	4	3	2	Under
06-24-23	@LAD	7-8L	6.0	2	3	6	Over
06-18-23	vsCIN	9-7L	5.7	7	5	5	Over
06-07-23	@TOR	2-3L	6.0	3	2	5	Under
04-19-24	@WAS	5-3W	6.0	4	2	4	Under
09-30-23	@ARI	1-0W	5.0	2	0	5	Under
09-25-23	@SEA	5-1W	8.0	3	1	8	Under
09-18-23	vsBAL	8-7L	6.0	8	3	5	Over
09-12-23	vsOAK	6-2L	7.0	8	5	7	Under
09-06-23	@TEX	12-3W	7.0	4	2	6	Over
09-01-23	vsNYY	6-2L	6.0	8	6	3	Under
08-27-23	@DET	17-4W	5.0	2	0	7	Over
08-22-23	vsBOS	3-7W	6.0	5	0	9	Over
08-16-23	@MIA	12-5W	5.0	9	5	2	Over

Trevor Williams

ERA 3.447 | IP 15.7 | 2.0W-0.0L | KO 14.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-19-24	vsHOU	5-3L	4.0	7	3	4	Under
04-13-24	@OAK	3-1W	5.0	4	0	11	Under
04-07-24	vsPHI	2-3W	5.7	5	2	6	Under
04-01-24	vsPIT	8-4L	5.3	5	3	6	Over
09-08-23	vsLAD	8-5L	4.0	6	4	4	Over
08-29-23	@TOR	5-4W	5.0	6	1	2	Under
08-23-23	@NYY	1-9L	4.0	4	6	4	Over
08-16-23	vsBOS	2-6W	6.3	1	0	7	Under
08-09-23	@PHI	0-7L	5.0	7	6	5	Under
08-02-23	vsMIL	2-3W	6.0	3	2	5	Under
04-14-24	@OAK	6-7L	5.3	6	3	7	Over
04-08-24	@SF	8-1W	5.0	3	1	2	Under
04-03-24	vsPIT	3-5W	5.3	3	2	5	Under
09-29-23	@ATL	10-6W	3.3	7	2	4	Over
09-16-23	@MIL	5-9L	2.0	5	3	1	Over
09-10-23	vsLAD	7-3L	4.3	8	6	4	Over
09-02-23	vsMIA	11-5L	4.0	12	9	3	Over
08-27-23	@MIA	1-2L	7.0	5	2	5	Under
08-20-23	vsPHI	3-4W	6.0	2	0	4	Under
08-13-23	vsOAK	7-8W	4.3	6	5	4	Over

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/21	vs WAS	5-3W	13	0	Under
04/19	@ ATL	4-5L	9	2	Under
04/18	@ ATL	2-6L	7	1	Under
04/17	@ ATL	1-6L	7	0	Under
04/16	@ TEX	8-5W	10	2	Over
04/15	@ TEX	9-2W	14	0	Over
04/14	@ TEX	8-12L	11	2	Over
04/13	vs KC	3-13L	11	1	Over
04/12	vs KC	2-11L	9	0	Over
04/11	vs KC	3-3L	14	0	Under
04/10	vs TEX	10-5W	11	2	Over
04/09	vs TEX	3-1W	4	1	Under
04/08	vs TEX	2-7L	8	0	Under
04/07	vs TEX	2-10L	3	1	Over
04/05	@ TOR	8-0W	15	4	Under

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/21	@ HOU	3-5L	8	1	Under
04/19	vs LAD	2-0W	4	1	Under
04/18	vs LAD	2-6L	6	1	Under
04/17	vs LAD	6-4W	8	2	Over
04/16	vs OAK	6-7L	12	1	Over
04/15	vs OAK	3-1W	10	0	Under
04/14	vs OAK	1-2L	8	1	Under
04/12	vs SF	1-7L	4	1	Under
04/11	vs SF	5-3W	8	1	Under
04/10	vs SF	7-1W	10	1	Under
04/09	@ PHI	3-2W	8	0	Under
04/08	@ PHI	2-5L	4	1	Under
04/07	@ PHI	0-4L	2	0	Under
04/06	@ PIT	4-7L	8	1	Over
04/05	@ PIT	5-3W	10	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	10.1	12.8	0.376	0.647	50.6%	115.3%	5.9%
#2 Yordan Alvarez	10.9	14.5	0.272	0.494	42.0%	91.4%	6.2%
#3 Alex Bregman	9.3	11.6	0.232	0.304	34.8%	65.2%	0.0%
#4 Kyle Tucker	9.6	12.8	0.275	0.537	47.5%	101.2%	6.2%
#5 Yainer Diaz	8.3	10.5	0.304	0.456	38.0%	83.5%	3.8%
#5 Luis Garcia	7.3	7.3	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#6 Jeremy Pena	7.9	9.8	0.349	0.482	39.8%	88.0%	2.4%
#7 Chas McCormick	7.4	9.7	0.241	0.296	40.7%	70.4%	0.0%
#7 Jon Singleton	6.9	8.4	0.25	0.312	37.5%	68.8%	0.0%
#8 Jose Abreu	7.5	9.3	0.091	0.109	18.2%	29.1%	0.0%
#9 Mauricio Dubon	6.0	7.8	0.319	0.447	36.2%	80.9%	2.1%

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jacob Young	6.8	8.5	0.237	0.289	31.6%	60.5%	0.0%
#2 CJ Abrams	7.6	9.9	0.292	0.662	38.5%	104.6%	7.7%
#3 Jesse Winker	6.2	8.1	0.345	0.552	56.9%	112.1%	3.4%
#4 Lane Thomas	7.2	9.2	0.195	0.273	27.3%	54.5%	2.6%
#5 Luis Garcia Jr.	5.7	7.3	0.296	0.481	35.2%	83.3%	1.9%
#6 Joey Meneses	6.3	8.2	0.182	0.2	32.7%	52.7%	0.0%
#7 Joey Gallo	6.8	9.3	0.133	0.35	35.0%	70.0%	5.0%
#7 Eddie Rosario	5.4	7.1	0.13	0.239	15.2%	39.1%	2.2%
#8 Riley Adams	5.7	7.3	0.306	0.583	33.3%	91.7%	5.6%
#8 Nick Senzel	6.4	7.2	0.167	0.167	25.0%	41.7%	0.0%
#9 Ildemaro Vargas	4.7	6.1	0.323	0.419	48.4%	90.3%	0.0%