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Nationals @ Rangers

Nationals
02
Final
Rangers
Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 8:05 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML +164 · SPR -1.5 · O/U 7.5

Archived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.

Matchup summary

Final: Rangers beat the Nationals 2-0 at home. The market closed with Nationals at +164 on the moneyline and the total at 7.5. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

Market data captured (closing state as of ) · source: Action Network's closing consensus for this game · permanent record at this URL

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Nationals vs Rangers betting splits

Where was the money on Nationals vs Rangers?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadNationals24%27%+1.5 (-140)
Rangers76%73%-1.5 (+117)
TotalOver59%69%O 7.5 (-100)
Under41%31%U 7.5 (-118)
MoneylineNationals21%33%+164
Rangers79%67%-181

76% of spread tickets and 73% of spread money were on the Rangers, so the Rangers drew more tickets than money and the average Nationals bet was larger.

59% of total tickets and 69% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.

79% of moneyline tickets and 67% of moneyline money were on the Rangers, so the Rangers drew more tickets than money and the average Nationals bet was larger.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Nationals vs Rangers?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Rangers)-1.5-1.50
Total7.57.50

The Rangers opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.

The total opened 7.5 and closed 7.5: it has not moved.

Why the line moved

Why did the Nationals vs Rangers line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Rangers -1.5) even with 73% of the spread money on the Rangers. The total did not move from its opening number (7.5) even with 69% of the total money on the over. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.

Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.

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Nationals vs Rangers Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — Aug 20, 2026 | Locksmith