The Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs meet in the second of a four-game series on Friday in a National League matchup. Chicago rallied past Washington to post a 7-6 win on Thursday night. The Cubs have won the last six meetings against the Nationals.

First pitch is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET from Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs are the -173 money-line favorites (risk $173 to win $100) in the latest Nationals vs. Cubs odds, while the Nationals are +145 underdogs. The over/under for total runs scored is 9 in the latest MLB odds via SportsLine consensus. 

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The model knows Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki has been red hot of late. He extended his hitting streak to 10 games on Thursday with a 2-for-3 performance with a homer and two RBI. He was 3-for-5 in Monday's 9-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. In 126 games this season, Suzuki is hitting .280 with 25 doubles, six triples, 21 homers and 70 RBI.

The model also knows Nationals shortstop C.J. Abrams was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Thursday's loss. He has three multi-hit games over the last five he's played in. He had two hits in Wednesday's 10-0 loss to the New York Mets. In 137 games this season, he has 29 doubles, six triples, 20 homers and 65 RBI. In 14 career games against the Cubs, he is batting .300 with five RBI and three stolen bases.

The model has simulated Nationals vs. Cubs 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the run total, and it also says one side of the money line has ALL the value!

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