Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 1, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (40-18) hope to avoid an upset as -146 favorites when they take on Nolan Arenado (with homers in two straight contests) and the St. Louis Cardinals (27-28). First pitch is at 7:15 PM ET Saturday, live from Citizens Bank Park and airing on FOX. Ranger Suarez gets the starting nod for Philadelphia while Sonny Gray is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.

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Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-146)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+123)
• Over/under: 7.5

Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

• The Phillies have come away with 34 wins in the 48 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Philadelphia has a record of 24-10 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -146 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 59.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Cardinals have gone 12-15 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.4% of those games).
• St. Louis has a 3-7 record (winning only 30% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +123 or longer.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals’ implied win probability is 44.8%.

Phillies vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in batting average (.307) and runs batted in (47) this season while also slugging five homers.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Bohm is 119th in homers and fourth in RBI.
• Bryce Harper is slugging .520 this season, with a team-best 13 homers while driving in 42 runs.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .245 with 14 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 18 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Donovan ranks 165th in homers and 77th in RBI.
• Arenado’s 26 runs batted in are a team-high mark.

Phillies vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
• The Phillies have the second-best ERA (3.06) in the majors this season.
• The Phillies have a combined 1.148 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 22nd in the majors.
• St. Louis’ 4.12 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Cardinals have the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.296).