Phillies vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 4, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (82-56) and Kyle Schwarber (3 HR in his last game) are favored (-129) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (67-73) on Wednesday at 3:07 p.m. ET on NBC 10. Cristopher Sanchez will get the ball for Philadelphia while Toronto will counter with Bowden Francis.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Phillies vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-129)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+108)
• Over/under: 8

Phillies vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Phillies have been chosen as favorites in 108 games this year and have walked away with the win 67 times (62%) in those games.
• This year Philadelphia has won 58 of 92 games when listed as at least -129 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 56.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Blue Jays have been the moneyline underdog 67 total times this season. They’ve finished 24-43 in those games.
• Toronto is 17-28 (winning only 37.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +108 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Blue Jays’ implied win probability is 48.1%.

Phillies vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 89 and has a batting average of .290.
• Bohm is 129th in home runs and 14th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Bryce Harper has collected 132 hits this season and has an OBP of .371. He’s slugging .521 on the year.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays in home runs (28), runs batted in (91) and has put up a team-high batting average of .328.
• Guerrero’s home run total ranks 18th in the majors, and he is 12th in RBI.
• George Springer is hitting .221 with 17 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 54 walks.

Phillies vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Phillies have pitched to a 3.71 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.209 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Blue Jays pitching staff is 20th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Toronto has a 4.38 team ERA that ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays average MLB’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.283).