3 MLB FanDuel Studs to Target on 4/20/18

Clayton Kershaw, P, Los Angeles Dodgers

Price: $11,500

With Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer starting on opposite sides of the same matchup, it's no surprise that tonight's meeting between the Dodgers and Nationals has a tiny 6.0 over/under. The big decision of the night is what side of this game you want to be on, and the respective matchups give the edge to Kershaw.

The two aces tend to put up similar numbers, with Scherzer boasting a strikeout rate north of 30.0% and a skill-interactive ERA (SIERA) of 3.05 or lower in each of his last three seasons and Kershaw with a 29.8% strikeout rate or higher with a sub-3.04 SIERA in those same three. They're also both off to a great start to the year, with strikeout rates above 30% and SIERAs below 2.50.

The Dodgers strike out at a bottom-10 rate against right-handed pitching, though, making Scherzer's matchup less than ideal. The Nats, on the other hand, strike out at the sixth-highest rate against southpaws, while their 79 wRC+ ranks only 25th in the majors.

The Dodgers are -138 favorites here, and that leaves the Nationals with Friday's lowest implied total (2.79).