The Braves are 7-2 SU and 6-3 against the runline as a road favorite of -175 or more. They are 10-4 this month and left-hander Max Fried is 4-0 with a 2.27 ERA and a 0.756 WHIP in six road starts this year. The Braves won five of those games and they covered the runline in all six (four as favorites, two as underdogs).

Fried has an ERA of 1.50 over his last three starts while Nats right-hander Paolo Espino has an ERA of 7.50 and an ugly 1.667 WHIP over his last three starts.

8* PLAY ON ATLANTA BRAVES -1.5.