Phillies vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 27, 2024

Expect a display of power when Bryce Harper (23 HR) and the Philadelphia Phillies (64-38) take on Jose Ramirez (10 HR) and the Cleveland Guardians (61-41) at Citizens Bank Park at 6:05 PM ET live on BSGL. Harper and the Phillies are -163 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup. Philadelphia’s Tyler Phillips and Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Phillies vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-163)
• Underdog: Guardians (+136)
• Over/under: 9

Phillies vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Phillies have won in 55, or 64.7%, of the 85 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Philadelphia has come away with a win 35 times in 49 chances when named as a favorite of at least -163 on the moneyline.
• The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 62% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Guardians have a 15-16 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.4% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +136 or longer, Cleveland has a record of 4-4 (50%).
• The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.4% in this game.

Phillies vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Harper is batting .292 this season with a team-high 23 home runs.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Harper is ninth in home runs and 17th in RBI.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in batting average (.296) and runs batted in (71) this season while also slugging 11 homers.
• Jose Ramirez has put up a team-high 24 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
• Ramirez is seventh in homers and second in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Josh Naylor is hitting .238 with 17 doubles, 22 home runs and 38 walks.

Phillies vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
• The Phillies have the second-best ERA (3.47) in the majors this season.
• The Phillies have a combined 1.170 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• The Guardians pitching staff is fourth in MLB with a collective 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cleveland has a 3.66 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in the majors (1.213).