Philadelphia Phillies Playoff Odds and Wild Card Betting Insight

The Philadelphia Phillies are no longer the favorite to make the MLB playoffs. They fired manager Joe Girardi on June 3 and Rob Thomson was named the interim manager for the rest of the season.

Philadelphia Phillies are seven games under .500 and have a $243 million payroll. The team fired manager Joe Girardi on June 3. They won eight straight games after Girardis was fired.

Philadelphia Phillies are underdogs to make the playoffs.

Eric Biggio is the Head Baseball Trader at Caesars Sportsbook. He shares his thoughts on the Philadelphia Phillies playoff chances.

The Phillies are live if Bryce Harper stays healthy and Zack Wheeler comes back as the 2021 version. If they slip to the No. 6 seed, they could play the Cardinals. They could also play against the Dodgers.

Sportsbooks will be paying for Phillies Over win totals bettors. Before the start of the season, betters were confident that the team would surpass the win total set by oddsmakers.

8 of the top 10 teams by luxury tax payroll are in the hunt to make the playoffs. The Phillies are fourth for payroll and are projected to pay $2.6 million in luxury taxes.

Philadelphia Phillies are playing for the National League Championship.