Phillies vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 26, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (76-54) host the Houston Astros (70-60) at 6:40 p.m. ET on Monday for an epic showdown between two of the top pitchers in the league. Zack Wheeler has a 2.73 ERA this season and gets the nod for the favored Phillies (-161), while Ronel Blanco gets the ball and puts his 3.14 ERA to the test for the underdog Astros. Philadelphia sends Wheeler (12-6) to the mound for his 26th start of the season, and Blanco (9-6) makes his 25th start of the year for Houston.

Be sure to check out our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Phillies vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-161)
• Underdog: Astros (+137)
• Over/under: 8

Phillies vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Phillies have been victorious in 62, or 60.8%, of the 102 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Philadelphia has come away with a win 41 times in 58 chances when named as a favorite of at least -161 on the moneyline.
• The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 61.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Astros have put together an 18-18 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
• Houston has played as a moneyline underdog of +137 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.2% in this game.

Phillies vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 88 while batting .294, which is also best on the team.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Bohm’s home run total ranks him 119th and his RBI tally places him ninth.
• Bryce Harper is batting .274 with an OBP of .363 and a slugging percentage of .521 this season.
• Yordan Alvarez has accumulated a team-high batting average of .306, and paces the Astros in home runs (25).
• Alvarez’s home run total ranks 21st in MLB, and he is 40th in RBI.
• Alex Bregman is batting .260 with 25 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 37 walks.

Phillies vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
• The Phillies have the fourth-best ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
• The Phillies have a combined 1.207 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
• The Astros pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston has a 3.81 team ERA that ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.251).