Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 17, 2024

The Philadelphia Phillies (71-50) and Weston Wilson, who hit for the cycle in his last game, are favored (-210) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Washington Nationals (55-67) on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. ET on MASN2. Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sanchez gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s MacKenzie Gore.

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

Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-210)
• Underdog: Nationals (+174)
• Over/under: 9

Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Phillies have been chosen as favorites in 97 games this year and have walked away with the win 59 times (60.8%) in those games.
• This season Philadelphia has been victorious 14 times in 20 chances when named as a favorite of at least -210 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 67.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Nationals have put together a 44-57 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43.6% of those games).
• Washington has a record of 6-7 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +174 or longer (46.2%).
• The Nationals have a 36.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Phillies vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia in batting average (.297) and runs batted in (84) this season while also slugging 13 homers.
• Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Bohm’s home run total ranks him 110th and his RBI tally places him ninth.
• Bryce Harper has collected 115 hits this season and has an OBP of .374. He’s slugging .542 on the year.
• C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with 17 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
• In all of MLB, Abrams is 62nd in homers and 53rd in RBI.
• Luis Garcia’s 59 RBI and .290 batting average both pace his team.

Phillies vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Phillies have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Phillies have the second-best ERA (3.73) in the majors this season.
• The Phillies have a combined WHIP of just 1.203 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• Washington has a 4.38 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals average baseball’s fourth-worst WHIP (1.347).