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| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| MLB | (955) St. Louis Cardinals at (956) Washington Nationals: Moneyline | 6:45pm EDT - Apr 6/2026 |
The PLAY: St. Louis Cardinals -115 Action
2% St. Louis (6:45 ET): I understand that the Cardinals are having to travel (from Detroit) after playing on Sunday Night Baseball. But, all things considered, this is a pretty cheap price to fade the Nationals. To that point, the Nats have closed +142 or higher on the ML for all nine of their games this season. Now they did face the Cubs, Phillies and Dodgers, three teams all stronger than St. Louis. However, I just don’t think you can blindly fade teams coming off a Sunday Night game. Here, I just think St. Louis is the better team. Any minimal rest advantage for Washington is not significant enough to swing me in the other direction.
The fact is Washington is not a good team. They’ve lost five in a row and the pitching staff just allowed 31 runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers over the weekend. Zach Littell is scheduled to start for the Nationals on Monday. Be sure to choose “action” when making this bet because the Nats did use an opener in front of Littell in his first start, which saw the right-hander allow two home runs while striking out only one batter. The Nats’ bullpen also continues to be a major issue. That group ranked dead last in ERA a season ago and is bottom five so far in 2026 after blowing all of a five-run lead on Sunday. By the way, the start of yesterday’s finale with the Dodgers was delayed by rain for two hours. So there’s really very little rest edge for the Nats with the Cardinals coming off the Sunday night game.
St. Louis won Sunday night, avoiding the sweep by beating the Tigers 5-3 (as +120 ML underdogs). The offense has been feast or famine for the Cardinals, but they’ve allowed four runs or less in five of the last six games. Everyone scores on Washington, so not concerned about the Cards putting up runs here. As far as the pitching goes, starter Andre Pallante tossed five shutout innings (against the Mets) in his ‘26 debut. Safe to say, the Cards have the edge in both starting and relief pitching in this particular matchup. 2% St. Louis (Play to -130)
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After spending the previous decade at Covers Experts, Bryan Power has wasted little time establishing himself. A consistent winner since first emerging on the scene back in 2011, Power didn't have a single losing calendar year in his first decade as a pro handicapper! In April & May of this year (2022), he went on an amazing 154-99-2 (+$41,322) with all plays!
Power handicaps football (both NFL and college), basketball (NBA and college), MLB, Soccer (most major European leagues), and the UFC. He uses a personal set of power ratings, combined with situational handicapping, to make his selections. Multiple bets per day across multiple sports are the norm.