NLDS *TOTAL OF THE WEEK*
(MLB) Washington vs. LA Dodgers,
Total: 7.50 | -107.00 Under
Result: Win
NLDS *TOTAL OF THE WEEK*
Play: Over
Rating: 10*

We won with the under 7.5 runs in Sunday's matchup between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Both teams left plenty of runners out on the bases though, and I think we'll see more action over home plate in Monday's matchup.

Gio Gonzalez (11-11, 4.57 ERA) takes the ball for the Nats. He's 3-1 with a 1.69 ERA in previous meetings with the Dodgers, but the left-hander was lit up through the last month of the regular season. Gonzalez was 1-2 with a 7.43 ERA through his last five outings and completed more than five innings just once.

The Dodgers turn to Kenta Maeda (16-11, 3.48) who will see the Nats for the first time in his brief MLB career. Maeda was excellent through the first half of the season, but he gave up eight runs in 6 2/3 frames over the last two turns and owns a 4.25 ERA since the All-Star break. Over is 5-0 in Maeda's last five home starts.

The Nats won yesterday's contest 5-2. Over is 8-1 in their last nine when their opponent scores two runs or fewer in their previous game and 5-1 in their last six when their opponent allows five runs or more in their previous game.