Bryan De La Cruz leads the Miami Marlins (10-29) into Friday’s matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies (26-12) on a two-game homer streak. His Marlins are underdogs for the contest, however, with sportsbooks naming the Phillies as -175 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 7:10 PM ET from LoanDepot park, live on BSFL. Ranger Suarez will get the ball for Philadelphia while Miami will counter with Trevor Rogers.
Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Phillies to win vs Marlins -175
Phillies vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-175)
- Underdog: Marlins (+146)
- Over/under: 7.5
Phillies vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been chosen as favorites in 30 games this year and have walked away with the win 21 times (70%) in those games.
- This year Philadelphia has won 12 of 14 games when listed as at least -175 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 63.6% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Marlins have won seven of the 25 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (28%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +146 or longer, Miami has gone 2-9 (18.2%).
- The Marlins have a 40.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Phillies vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- Alec Bohm is batting .346 with 32 RBI, both of which are best among Philadelphia hitters this season.
- Including all batters in MLB, Bohm is 84th in homers and third in RBI.
- Bryce Harper leads Philadelphia in home runs with nine while driving in 28 runs and slugging .516.
- De La Cruz paces the Marlins in home runs (eight), runs batted in (21) and has put up a team-best batting average of .269.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, De La Cruz’s home run total puts him 18th, and his RBI total ranks 41st.
- Jazz Chisholm has six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 16 walks while batting .236.
Phillies vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.26 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.156 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- Miami has the 29th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.21).
- The Marlins average baseball’s third-highest WHIP (1.465).