Phillies vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 14, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (62-33) host the Oakland Athletics (36-61) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Phillies are favored (-256) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:35 PM ET from Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia’s Orion Kerkering gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Joey Estes.

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Phillies vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-256)
• Underdog: Athletics (+212)
• Over/under: 10

Phillies vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Phillies have come away with 53 wins in the 78 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Philadelphia has been victorious four times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -256 on the moneyline.
• The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 71.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Athletics have put together a 28-59 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 32.2% of those games).
• Oakland has won all three games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +212 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Athletics a 32.1% chance to win.

Phillies vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Bryce Harper leads Philadelphia in batting average (.303) and home runs (21) this season, while also chipping in with 61 RBI.
• Harper ranks 11th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 13th in RBI.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in (70) this season. He’s batting .292 while slugging .476.
• Brent Rooker has accumulated a team-high batting average of .287, and leads the Athletics in home runs (19) and runs batted in (57).
• Among all hitters in MLB, Rooker’s home run total puts him 13th, and his RBI total ranks 24th.
• JJ Bleday is batting .224 with 23 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 40 walks.

Phillies vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies strike out a league-high 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
• The Phillies have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.26.
• The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.143 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
• The Athletics pitching staff is 28th in MLB with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.49).
• The Athletics have the second-highest WHIP in the majors (1.371).