Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 8, 2024

Coming off a three-homer game in a win over the Dodgers, Kyle Schwarber leads the Philadelphia Phillies (68-46) into action as -113 favorites against the Arizona Diamondbacks (63-52). First pitch from Chase Field is set for 9:40 PM ET Thursday, live on ARID. Philadelphia’s Kolby Allard gets the start, and he’ll go against Arizona’s Jordan Montgomery.

Be sure to check out our preview for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-113)
• Underdog: Diamondbacks (-107)
• Over/under: 9.5

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights

• The Phillies have won in 57, or 62%, of the 92 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Philadelphia has been victorious 55 times in 89 chances when named as a favorite of at least -113 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 53.1% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Diamondbacks are 27-32 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.8% of those games).
• Arizona has a 26-31 record (winning 45.6% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -107 or longer.
• The Diamondbacks have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.7% in this matchup.

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm is batting .297 with 78 RBI, both of which lead Philadelphia hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Bohm’s home run total places him 111th and his RBI tally ranks him 10th.
• Schwarber is slugging .504 this season, with a team-best 27 homers while driving in 73 runs.
• Ketel Marte paces the Diamondbacks with 29 home runs and 80 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .298.
• In all of the majors, Marte is sixth in homers and ninth in RBI.
• Corbin Carroll is batting .215 with 16 doubles, 10 triples, nine home runs and 51 walks.

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Phillies have pitched to a 3.61 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
• The Phillies have a combined 1.176 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Diamondbacks has a collective 7.5 K/9, the second-worst in the majors.
• Arizona has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.50).
• The Diamondbacks average MLB’s fifth-highest WHIP (1.340).