Nationals vs. Rockies Prediction: Washington Predicted to Win Friday's MLB Matchup [4/18/2025]

The Colorado Rockies will face the Washington Nationals in MLB action at Coors Field on Friday, commencing at 8:40PM ET.

Chase Dollander (1-1, 5.06 ERA) will be the starting pitcher for the Rockies, while the Nationals will counter with MacKenzie Gore (1-2, 3.52 ERA).

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Nationals as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Washington-Colorado game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Nationals' chance of winning is 54%, while the Rockies' is 46%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Nationals vs. Rockies predictions page.

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Nationals vs. Nationals Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's MLB matchup between the Nationals and Rockies 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Nationals a 54% chance of beating the Rockies.

According to our model, the Rockies (+1.5) have a 59% chance of covering the run line, while the 8.5-run over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 4:28PM, Apr 18

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Nationals

Win %

54%

46%

-134

+117

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Rockies

Nationals WSH

-134

Win %

54%

46%

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Rockies COL

+117

MacKenzie Gore 1-2, 3.52 ERA

Chase Dollander 1-1, 5.06 ERA

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Nationals vs. Rockies Odds [4/18/2025]

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Our model's biggest edge in today's Nationals vs. Rockies matchup is on the over/under.

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Nationals vs. Rockies Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB game between the Rockies and Nationals at Coors Field is scheduled to commence at 8:40PM ET.

• Who: Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies
• Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
• Time: 8:40PM ET/5:40PM PT
• Venue: Coors Field

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Conclusion

We predict the Nationals, with a 54% win probability, will likely beat the Rockies on Friday.

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