Nationals vs. Astros Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - July 7

The Washington Nationals host the Houston Astros at 6:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, featuring two top-10 sluggers. James Wood has 24 homers (seventh in league) for the Nationals, and Yordan Alvarez ranks second with 29 home runs for the Astros. Andrew Alvarez (2-1, 3.05 ERA) gets the start for the Nationals, who are 47-45 this season and fourth in the NL East. Tatsuya Imai (5-4, 6.14 ERA) is the expected starter for the Astros, who are 45-48 and third in the AL West.

With moneyline odds of -121 for the Nationals versus -101 for the Astros, this game should be a close one. The game's over/under is 9.

Nationals vs. Astros Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
• Game time: 6:45 p.m. ET
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Stadium: Nationals Park
• Favorite: Nationals (-121)
• Underdog: Astros (-101)
• Over/under: 9

How to Watch Nationals vs. Astros

• TV Channel: NATS and SCHN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Nationals vs. Astros: Betting the Moneyline

• The Nationals have been favored on the moneyline 13 total times this season. They've gone 7-6 in those games.
• Houston has won in 30, or 50.8%, of the 59 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Washington has a record of 5-3 when favored by -121 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This season, the Astros have been victorious 25 times in 48 chances when named as an underdog of at least -101 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.8% in this game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 50.2% chance of pulling out a win.

Nationals vs. Astros: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Nationals have played in 92 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 55 times (55-32-5).
• So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 49 of its 93 games with a total.
• The Nationals have a 56-36-0 record against the spread this season (covering 60.9% of the time).
• The Astros are 45-48-0 against the spread in their 93 games that had a posted line this season.