The NL’s No. 1 team, the Philadelphia Phillies (58-32), enter as -129 favoritres for a game against the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers (55-36) Wednesday. First pitch is set for 7:05 PM ET from Citizens Bank Park, live on ESPN. Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sanchez gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Gavin Stone.
Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.50
Phillies to win vs Dodgers -129
Phillies vs. Dodgers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-129)
- Underdog: Dodgers (+109)
- Over/under: 9
Phillies vs. Dodgers Betting Insights
- The Phillies have won in 49, or 67.1%, of the 73 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Philadelphia has been victorious 43 times in 63 chances when named as a favorite of at least -129 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 56.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Dodgers have been the underdog on the moneyline six total times this season. They’ve finished 2-4 in those games.
- Los Angeles has played as a moneyline underdog of +109 or longer in just one game this season, which it won.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Dodgers a 47.8% chance to win.
Phillies vs. Dodgers Hitting Leaders
- Bryce Harper is batting .303 this season with 20 home runs, both lead Philadelphia hitters.
- Of all hitters in baseball, Harper’s home run total places him 11th and his RBI tally ranks him 15th.
- Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in (70) this season. He’s batting .296 while slugging .487.
- Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers in home runs (28), runs batted in (65) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .314.
- Ohtani’s home run total ranks second in the majors, and he is sixth in RBI.
- Freddie Freeman is hitting .301 with 25 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 54 walks.
Phillies vs. Dodgers Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 3.27.
- The Phillies have a combined 1.135 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- The Dodgers pitching staff is 13th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Los Angeles’ 3.62 team ERA ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Dodgers have the third-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.161).