Phillies vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 28, 2024

The Houston Astros (70-61) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-108) in Wednesday’s contest versus the Philadelphia Phillies (77-54). The game starts at 4:05 p.m. ET on NBCS-PH. The Astros are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +141 odds. Taijuan Walker will get the ball for Philadelphia while Houston will counter with Spencer Arrighetti.

Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Phillies vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-111)
• Underdog: Astros (-108)
• Over/under: 9.5

Phillies vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Phillies have been favorites in 103 games this season and have come away with the win 63 times (61.2%) in those contests.
• Philadelphia has a record of 62-40 when favored by -111 or more this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 52.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Astros are 18-19 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.6% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -108 or longer, Houston has a 17-18 record (winning 48.6% of its games).
• The Astros have a 51.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Phillies vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 88 while batting .291.
• Among hitters in MLB, Bohm is 121st in home runs and 10th in RBI.
• Bryce Harper has 122 hits and an OBP of .367 to go with a slugging percentage of .524 this season.
• Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 25 home runs while racking up a team-high batting average of .305.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Alvarez is 21st in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
• Alex Bregman has 25 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 37 walks while hitting .261.

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 third-best ERA (3.69) in the majors this season.
• The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.206 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Astros pitching staff ranks second in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston’s 3.79 team ERA ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.252).