As a Nats/Caps/NavyFB fan who rarely shies away from betting on the home side, no way would I bet on the Nationals with their playoff history and the way they are gripping right now. I took them in game 3 for my biggest baseball bet of the year and they managed one unearned run.
The only reason the talk of the playoffs isn't "Where have the Cubs bats gone?" is because the Nats are hitting
even worse. Dusty is the only manager left who hasn't changed his lineup through the first three games even though Trea Turner is hitless and obviously gripping and even when a bench player was 5-10 vs. Quintana career the other night, he still played Jason Werth who had been hitless in the first two games.
Now, Dusty has made a lineup change and it's still the same 8 but now Jason Werth is batting 2nd and everyone else has moved down a spot. You know, the problem with the Nats has definitely been that Werth isn't getting enough ABs. I don't know what the solution is when
no one is hitting aside from one inning in game 2, but it's not "hey let's bet on the Nationals."