Phillies vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 27, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (76-54) and Garrett Stubbs (four hits last time out) are favored (-143) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Houston Astros (70-60) on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET on SCHN. Aaron Nola will get the ball for Philadelphia while Houston will counter with Justin Verlander.

Check out our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Phillies vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-143)
• Underdog: Astros (+121)
• Over/under: 8.5

Phillies vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Phillies have come away with 62 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Philadelphia has a record of 48-25 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -143 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 58.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Astros have won 50% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (18-18).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +121 or longer, Houston has a record of 5-3 (62.5%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Astros a 45.2% chance to win.

Phillies vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in batting average (.294) and runs batted in (88) this season while also slugging 13 homers.
• Bohm is 119th in home runs and ninth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Bryce Harper is batting .274 with an OBP of .363 and a slugging percentage of .521 this season.
• Yordan Alvarez has put up a team-best batting average of .306, while leading the Astros in home runs (25).
• In all of the majors, Alvarez is 21st in home runs and 40th in RBI.
• Alex Bregman is hitting .260 with 25 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 37 walks.

Phillies vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• 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 the majors with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston’s 3.81 team ERA ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros average baseball’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.251).