{"id":337663,"date":"2025-04-02T10:23:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=337663"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:52:57","slug":"nationals-vs-blue-jays-prop-picks-april-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nationals-vs-blue-jays-prop-picks-april-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals vs. Blue Jays prop picks April 2: Bet on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to power up in matinee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With a sweep in play, the Toronto Blue Jays host the Washington Nationals for a Wednesday afternoon matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> It&#8217;ll be a bullpen game for the Jays, and I think Nats leadoff CJ Abrams will find a way to score. But my best bet is on Vladimir Guerrero Jr., whose plus-money bases prop is quite enticing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Nationals vs. Blue Jays prop picks for April 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nationals vs. Blue Jays prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_mlb\">Full MLB betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\">MLB injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\">MLB stats &amp; standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Guerrero over 1.5 bases (+123)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112056\">Embed: #112056<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Jays off to a 4-2 start, you might think Guerrero would be mashing the baseball all over the yard. That hasn&#8217;t really been the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, he is still hitting lasers \u2014 including an unsustainable 70.6% hard-hit rate that is nearly double MLB&#8217;s average \u2014 but he hasn&#8217;t squared up a lot of pitches yet. That will come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would take a serious slump for me to steer clear of a plus-money bases prop on Vlad Jr. There&#8217;s just too much to like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guerrero has 2+ bases in 38 of 69 games since last year&#8217;s all-star break.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He finished the 2024 season in the 98th percentile for xSLG (.567) and the 100th percentile for xBA (.321), per Baseball Savant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Against Nationals starter Mackenzie Gore, Guerrero is 3-for-5 with a home run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Guerrero is a serious threat against any pitcher, so today&#8217;s lefty-righty matchup isn&#8217;t an added bonus. But he did post a career-best .956 OPS against lefties last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Guerrero can blitz a fastball with the best of them, he might also be able to feast on one of Gore&#8217;s changeups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, Vlad Jr. slugged .533 off changeups from left-handed pitchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Guerrero went 2-for-2 with a home run when he last faced Gore (May 5, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abrams over 0.5 runs (+102):<\/strong> Abrams and the Nationals will see lefty reliever Easton Lucas as today&#8217;s opener for likely a couple of innings. After that, it&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s guess who will be on the rubber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d like to see Abrams jump on Lucas early, even in a lefty-lefty matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lucas wasn&#8217;t good last season, allowing 15 runs in 11.2 innings (10.80 ERA) across three clubs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Abrams has an .815 OPS against LHPs since the start of 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington has already seen seven of Toronto&#8217;s nine relief arms, so there will be some familiarity once Lucas exits. That helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also helps to know that Abrams has been the Nats&#8217; best player this series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The leadoff man is 4-for-8 with three extra-base hits and has scored in both games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nationals vs. Blue Jays prop picks made at 10:20 a.m. ET on 04\/02\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a sweep in play, the Toronto Blue Jays host the Washington Nationals for a Wednesday afternoon matchup. The pregame narrative: It&#8217;ll be a bullpen game for the Jays, and I think Nats leadoff CJ Abrams will find a way to score. 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