The Philadelphia Phillies (51-26) visit the Detroit Tigers (36-41) at 6:40 PM ET on Tuesday for an epic showdown between two of the top pitchers in the league. Ranger Suarez has a 1.75 ERA this season and gets the nod for the favored Phillies (-120), while Tarik Skubal gets the ball and puts his 2.50 ERA to the test for the underdog Tigers. Philadelphia sends Suarez (10-1) to the hill for his 16th start this season, and Skubal (8-3) also makes his 16th start of the year for Detroit.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Phillies to win vs Tigers -120
Phillies vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-120)
- Underdog: Tigers (+101)
- Over/under: 7.5
Phillies vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been favorites in 64 games this season and have come away with the win 44 times (68.8%) in those contests.
- This season Philadelphia has been victorious 41 times in 60 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Tigers have won 41% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (16-23).
- Detroit has a 13-18 record (winning 41.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +101 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 49.8%.
Phillies vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Bryce Harper leads Philadelphia in home runs this season with 18 while driving in 51 runs.
- Of all batters in MLB, Harper’s home run total ranks him ninth and his RBI tally places him 13th.
- Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in batting average (.304) and runs batted in (61) this season while also slugging eight homers.
- Riley Greene has accumulated a team-best batting average of .261, and leads the Tigers in home runs (15) and runs batted in (40).
- Greene’s home run total ranks 18th in the big leagues, and he is 41st in RBI.
- Mark Canha has 13 doubles, six home runs and 33 walks while batting .243.
Phillies vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- The Phillies have a 3.10 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
- The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.136 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
- The Tigers pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Detroit has the 10th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.81).
- The Tigers have the eighth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.201).