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The Washington Nationals (55-65) will look to James Wood, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies (69-50) on Thursday at 6:40 PM ET on NBCS-PH. The Nationals are +202 underdogs for the contest, according to sportsbooks. Zack Wheeler will get the ball for Philadelphia while Washington will counter with Mitchell Parker.
Check out our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $28.00
Phillies to win vs Nationals -250
Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-250)
- Underdog: Nationals (+202)
- Over/under: 8
Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been victorious in 57, or 60%, of the 95 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Philadelphia has a record of 5-3 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -250 or more on the moneyline.
- The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 71.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Nationals have won 44 of the 99 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (44.4%).
- Washington is 2-3 (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +202 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 33.1%.
Phillies vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in runs batted in with 80 while batting .295, which is also best on the team.
- Bohm is 118th in homers and 11th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Bryce Harper has 111 hits and an OBP of .370 to go with a slugging percentage of .538 this season.
- C.J. Abrams has accumulated a team-high 17 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
- Among all batters in the majors, Abrams’ home run total puts him 60th, and his RBI total ranks 50th.
- Luis Garcia’s 59 runs batted in and .291 batting average both lead his team.
Phillies vs. Nationals 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 3.73 this year, second-best in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.204 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
- The Nationals pitching staff is 24th in MLB with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Washington has a 4.31 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in baseball (1.337).