Phillies vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 21, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (62-35), led by Trea Turner on a three-game home run streak, are -143 favorites on the moneyline to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (49-48). First pitch is set for 1:35 PM ET Sunday, live from PNC Park and airing on NBCS-PH. Philadelphia’s Tyler Phillips gets the start, and he’ll go against Pittsburgh’s Marco Gonzales.

Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Phillies vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-143)
• Underdog: Pirates (+122)
• Over/under: 9

Phillies vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Phillies have been favorites in 80 games this season and have come away with the win 53 times (66.2%) in those contests.
• This season Philadelphia has been victorious 42 times in 61 chances when named as a favorite of at least -143 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 58.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Pirates have won 48.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (27-29).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +122 or longer, Pittsburgh has a 13-14 record (winning 48.1% of its games).
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 45% in this matchup.

Phillies vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Bryce Harper leads Philadelphia in batting average (.300) and home runs (21) this season, while also chipping in with 61 RBI.
• Harper’s home runs put him 12th in baseball, and he is 19th in RBI.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in (70) this season. He’s batting .297 while slugging .482.
• Bryan Reynolds has accumulated a team-high batting average of .288, and leads the Pirates in home runs (18) and runs batted in (61).
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Reynolds ranks 20th in homers and 19th in RBI.
• Oneil Cruz is hitting .252 with 19 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 24 walks.

Phillies vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
• The Phillies have the third-best ERA (3.47) in the majors this season.
• Phillies pitchers have a 1.161 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors.
• Pittsburgh’s 3.90 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the 19th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.284).