{"id":349854,"date":"2025-05-31T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T17:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=349854"},"modified":"2025-05-31T13:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T17:46:01","slug":"nationals-vs-diamondbacks-prop-picks-may-31-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nationals-vs-diamondbacks-prop-picks-may-31-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals vs. Diamondbacks prop picks May 31: James Wood, Josh Naylor are both riding high"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the final matchup of the night, the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Washington Nationals at Chase Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Both teams enter with a 27-30 record, which is certainly a surprise on the D-backs&#8217; side of things. The 2023 NL pennant winners are 1-8 in their past nine games and in desperate need of a turnaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Nationals vs. Diamondbacks prop picks for May 31, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/james_wood\/batting-stats\">James Wood<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/josh_naylor\/batting-stats\">Josh Naylor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nationals vs. Diamondbacks prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Best Bet<\/a>: Naylor over 1.5 total bases  (+104)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not sold on Naylor keeping up his hot streak forever, but I do like his chances of putting together another solid stat line tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mississauga, Ontario native will have a platoon advantage against right-hander (and fellow Canadian) Michael Soroka. Naylor is working on a fifth straight season with an OPS of .800 or better vs. RHPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soroka, born and raised in Calgary, has had a precipitous fall from his NL Rookie of the Year runner-up season in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2023 \u2014 after multiple Achilles tendon injuries and two lost seasons \u2014 Soroka has a 5.30 ERA over 137.2 innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing Soroka is doing right this year is living in the strike zone. He has a 4.6% walk rate, which ranks in the 92nd percentile, per Baseball Savant. But to me, that just means Naylor will have plenty of pitches to hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get back to Naylor&#8217;s side of this pick. I mentioned he&#8217;s been a menace vs. RHPs, but he&#8217;s also just on a roll overall right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s 11-5 vs. this prop in his past 16 games, averaging 1.9 bases per game in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naylor has gone over 1.5 bases in six straight games, with multiple hits in each of his past three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a guy who also rarely strikes out (12.2%, 92nd percentile in MLB), there&#8217;s just a lot to like here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Naylor is 4-for-6 vs. Soroka with a home run and a double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:114322\">Embed: #114322<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Wood over 0.5 runs (+104)<\/a>:<\/strong> The Nationals seem unlikely to threaten for a playoff berth this year, but the future is still bright thanks to guys like Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 22-year-old outfielder, who&#8217;s a DMV native, is having a superb sophomore season for the Nats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5th in SLG (.579)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8th in OPS (.964)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9th in wRC+ (165)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He runs exceptionally well for someone with a 6-foot-7 frame, posting a 70th-percentile sprint speed (28.0 mph).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he&#8217;s doing some of his best work right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since May 12, Wood has cashed this bet in 12 of 16 games. He has a .322\/.414\/.712 slash line in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt has allowed at least three runs in five of his past six outings. Wood has as much of a chance as anyone to cross the plate tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nationals vs. Diamondbacks predictions made at 1:26 p.m. ET on 05\/31\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar\">Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%3D\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the final matchup of the night, the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Washington Nationals at Chase Field. The pregame narrative: Both teams enter with a 27-30 record, which is certainly a surprise on the D-backs&#8217; side of things. The 2023 NL pennant winners are 1-8 in their past nine games and in desperate need of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":349939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-349854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nationals vs. Diamondbacks prop picks: May 31 MLB betting | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Nationals vs. Diamondbacks prop picks. 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