Phillies vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 26, 2024

The NL-leading Philadelphia Phillies (64-38) are favored (-169) by bookmakers when they match up against the AL-best Cleveland Guardians (61-41) on Friday. Action gets underway at 6:40 PM ET from Citizens Bank Park, live on BSGL. Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sanchez and Cleveland’s Ben Lively have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Moneyline

Phillies to win vs Guardians -169

Bet $20, Payout $31.83

Phillies vs. Guardians Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Phillies (-169)
  • Underdog: Guardians (+142)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Phillies vs. Guardians Betting Insights

  • The Phillies have been chosen as favorites in 85 games this year and have walked away with the win 55 times (64.7%) in those games.
  • Philadelphia has a record of 31-13 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -169 or more on the moneyline.
  • The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 62.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
  • The Guardians are 15-16 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.4% of those games).
  • Cleveland is 4-3 (winning 57.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +142 or longer.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 41.3%.

Phillies vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

  • Bryce Harper leads Philadelphia with 23 home runs this season. He’s batting .292 with 65 RBI.
  • Harper ranks eighth in baseball in home runs, and 17th in RBI.
  • Alec Bohm is a key run producer for Philadelphia with a .296 average, 11 homers and 71 RBI.
  • Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 24 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
  • Ramirez ranks seventh in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Josh Naylor has 17 doubles, 22 home runs and 38 walks while hitting .238.

Phillies vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

  • The Phillies strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
  • The Phillies have the second-best ERA (3.47) in the majors this season.
  • Phillies pitchers have a 1.170 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
  • The Guardians pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB with a collective 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Cleveland’s 3.66 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.213).