Dodgers vs. Phillies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 5, 2024

The NL’s No. 2 team, the Los Angeles Dodgers (65-47), enter as -133 favoritres for a game against the first-place Philadelphia Phillies (66-45) Monday. Game time is 10:10 PM ET from Dodger Stadium, live on MLB Network. Los Angeles’ Tyler Glasnow gets the start, and he’ll go against Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola.

Here is our preview for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Phillies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-133)
• Underdog: Phillies (+112)
• Over/under: 8

Dodgers vs. Phillies Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been chosen as favorites in 98 games this year and have walked away with the win 61 times (62.2%) in those games.
• This year Los Angeles has won 52 of 83 games when listed as at least -133 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 57.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Phillies have won 44.4% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (8-10).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +112 or longer, Philadelphia has gone 3-6 (33.3%).
• The Phillies have a 47.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Dodgers vs. Phillies Hitting Leaders

• Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in batting average (.306), home runs (33) and runs batted in (79) this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ohtani’s home run total ranks him second and his RBI tally ranks him sixth.
• Teoscar Hernandez has 113 hits and an OBP of .333 to go with a slugging percentage of .487 this season.
• Alec Bohm paces the Phillies with 77 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .295.
• Bohm ranks 106th in home runs and 10th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Bryce Harper’s 25 home runs are a team-high mark.

Dodgers vs. Phillies Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.78 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined 1.214 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The nine strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Phillies pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB.
• Philadelphia has a 3.60 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Phillies pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in MLB (1.179).