Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Saturday when the Philadelphia Phillies (79-55) and Atlanta Braves (73-61) take to the field at 7:15 p.m. ET, live on FOX. Trea Turner is batting .303 for the Phillies (-142 favorites on the moneyline) while Marcell Ozuna leads the underdog Braves (+121) with a .308 average. Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler gets the start, and he’ll go against Atlanta’s Max Fried.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $34.08
Phillies to win vs Braves -142
Phillies vs. Braves Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-142)
- Underdog: Braves (+121)
- Over/under: 7.5
Phillies vs. Braves Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been favorites in 105 games this season and have come away with the win 65 times (61.9%) in those contests.
- Philadelphia has a record of 50-25 when favored by -142 or more this year.
- The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 58.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Braves have an 11-12 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 47.8% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +121 or longer, Atlanta has a 1-2 record (winning only 33.3% of its games).
- The Braves have a 45.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Phillies vs. Braves Hitting Leaders
- Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 89 while batting .290.
- Bohm ranks 123rd in the majors in homers, and 10th in RBI.
- Bryce Harper has 125 hits and an OBP of .369 to go with a slugging percentage of .520 this season.
- Ozuna paces the Braves in home runs (37), runs batted in (98) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .308.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Ozuna ranks fourth in homers and third in RBI.
- Matt Olson is batting .234 with 30 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 52 walks.
Phillies vs. Braves Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.70 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.208 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff ranks first in MLB.
- Atlanta’s 3.65 team ERA ranks second among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Braves pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in the majors (1.226).