Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Pick Prediction 5/17/2021 by Tony T.
Nationals at Cubs—Free pick is Washington Nationals +128 odds. Starting for Washington is veteran Jon Lester. The lefty in his three starts has allowed four earned runs in 16 innings of work. Adbert Alzolay counters for the Cubs. Last start was a losing one as the young pitchers allowed three earned runs with two homers in six innings to the Indians. He does not pitch deep into games. Washington enters winner of three of four after winning their weekend series at Arizona. Cubs had dropped three straight until beating a bad Detroit team in two of three over the weekend. Nationals are the better hitting team and getting the better bullpen performance. Play Washington +128.