Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals odds, tips and betting trends
A pair of teams in the NL East — the Washington Nationals (2-4) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) — play on Friday at 6:45 PM ET, at Nationals Park.The Phillies are a favorite (-185) … The Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals are set to play at Nationals Park on Friday at 6:45 PM ET. The Phillies are a favorite (-185) at the Nationals, while the Nationals are a (+155) match. Aaron Nola (0-1) will pitch against the Nationals and Patrick Corbin. The game follows a 4-1 loss for the Phillies, with Kyle Schwarber and Zack Wheeler scoring 1-1 respectively. The Nationals lost 7-4 to the Pirates. The Philadelphia team ranks 21st in MLB with a.218 team batting average and eight home runs, ranking seventh in Major League Baseball. Despite being underdogs in five games this season, Washington has yet to play a game with longer moneyline odds than +155.
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A pair of teams in the NL East — the Washington Nationals (2-4) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) — play on Friday at 6:45 PM ET, at Nationals Park.
The Phillies are a favorite (-185) at the Nationals (+155). The Phillies will give the ball to Aaron Nola (0-1) versus the Nationals and Patrick Corbin.
The Phillies’ matchup Friday versus the Reds resulted in a 4-1 loss. Kyle Schwarber went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI in the defeat, while Zack Wheeler threw six innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out 10 en route to taking the loss. Yesterday, the Nationals lost to the Pirates 7-4. Josiah Gray was the losing pitcher after throwing 4 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on seven hits while striking out three. C.J. Abrams paced the Nationals’ offense, going 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI.
Prepare for the Phillies vs. Nationals with what you need to know about Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
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• The Phillies have won one of the three games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Philadelphia has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -185 odds on them winning this game.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 64.9% chance of a victory for the Phillies.
• Philadelphia and its opponents have hit the over in five of its six games with a total this season.
• The Phillies are 2-4-0 against the spread in their six chances this season.
• Nola (0-1) makes the start for the Phillies, his second of the season.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday, the right-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, allowing seven earned runs while surrendering 12 hits.
• Over his one appearances this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .522 against him. He has a 14.54 ERA and averages 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The opposing Nationals offense has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.421) and ranks 12th in MLB play with seven home runs. It has a collective .257 batting average, and is 16th in MLB with 52 total hits and 18th in MLB play scoring 27 runs.
• The Phillies’ eight home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for Philadelphia have combined for a team rank of 19th in the majors with a .350 team slugging percentage.
• The Phillies rank 21st in MLB with a .218 team batting average.
• Philadelphia has scored the 20th-most runs in the majors this season with 25 (4.2 per game).
• The Phillies have an OBP of .300 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• Philadelphia ranks 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.0 whiffs per contest.
• The Nationals have been underdogs in five games this season and have come away with the win two times (40%) in those contests.
• Washington has yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +155.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 39.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• Washington and its opponents have gone over the total this season in five of its six opportunities.
• In six games with a line this season, the Nationals have a mark of 3-3-0 against the spread.
• The Nationals will look to Corbin (0-0) to open the game and make his second start this season.
• His last appearance was on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the left-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• In one game this season, he has an 8.31 ERA and 4.2 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .412 against him.
• He will take the hill against a Phillies offense that is batting .218 as a unit (21st in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .350 (19th in the league) with eight total home runs (seventh in MLB action).
• The Nationals rank 12th in MLB action with seven home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
• So far this season, Washington is 11th in baseball, slugging .421.
• The Nationals have the 12th-ranked batting average in the majors (.257).
• Averaging 4.5 runs per game (27 total), Washington is the 18th-highest scoring team in the majors.
• The Nationals rank 11th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .329.
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