Phillies vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 14, 2024

Jake Burger leads the Miami Marlins (44-75) into Wednesday’s matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies (69-49) on a three-game homer streak. His Marlins are underdogs for the contest, however, with sportsbooks naming the Phillies as -205 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 6:40 PM ET from Citizens Bank Park, live on NBCS-PH. Philadelphia’s Tyler Phillips and Miami’s Edward Cabrera have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Phillies vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-205)
• Underdog: Marlins (+172)
• Over/under: 9

Phillies vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Phillies have been favorites in 94 games this season and have come away with the win 57 times (60.6%) in those contests.
• This season Philadelphia has been victorious 14 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -205 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 67.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Marlins have won 40 of the 103 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (38.8%).
• Miami is 8-16 (winning just 33.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +172 or longer.
• The Marlins have a 36.8% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Phillies vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 80 while batting .297, which is also best on the team.
• Bohm ranks 116th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 11th in RBI.
• Bryce Harper has collected 110 hits this season and has an OBP of .371. He’s slugging .541 on the year.
• Burger paces the Marlins with 22 home runs and 53 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .251.
• Burger’s home run total ranks 22nd in the big leagues, and he is 71st in RBI.
• Jesus Sanchez is batting .239 with 18 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 23 walks.

Phillies vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 this year, second-best in baseball.
• Phillies pitchers have a 1.201 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Marlins pitching staff ranks 19th in the majors.
• Miami’s 4.59 team ERA ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Marlins have the third-highest WHIP in the majors (1.370).