Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves NLDS Game 3 odds, tips and betting trends

The Philadelphia Phillies are at home for Game 3 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday at 5:07 PM ET at Citizens Bank Park. The teams are tied 1-1 in the series.

The Phillies are favored at home (-123) against the Braves (+104). The Phillies will give the ball to Aaron Nola (12-9, 4.46 ERA), while the Braves’ starter has not yet been announced.

These squads meet again after the Braves’ 5-4 victory over the Phillies Wednesday. A.J. Minter (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) registered the win for the Braves. Travis d’Arnaud went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Jeff Hoffman (0.1 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 0 K) took the loss on the mound for the Phillies.

To prepare for the Phillies vs. Braves, here’s everything you need to prepare for Wednesday’s playoff action, including viewing options.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves odds and betting lines

BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Phillies (-123, bet $123 to win $100)
• Underdog: Braves (+104, bet $100 to win $104)
• Over/under: 9

• This season, the Phillies have won 68 out of the 113 games, or 60.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
• This season Philadelphia has won 58 of its 88 games, or 65.9%, when favored by at least -123 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 55.2% chance to win.
• Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of 166 opportunities.
• The Phillies have an ATS record of 76-90-0 in 166 games with a spread this season.

• Nola (12-9) takes the mound for the Phillies in his 33rd start of the season. He has a 4.46 ERA in 193 2/3 innings pitched, with 202 strikeouts.
• In his most recent appearance on Thursday, the right-hander threw seven scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins while surrendering three hits.
• In 32 games this season, the 30-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.46, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .240 against him.
• Nola is looking to register his fourth straight quality start in this outing.
• Nola will aim to go five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging six innings per outing.
• In three of his 32 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
• The opposing Braves offense has a collective .276 batting average, and is first in the league with 1543 total hits and first in MLB action with 947 runs scored. It has the best slugging percentage (.501) and ranks first in home runs (307) in all of MLB.
• Nola has thrown 18 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 16 hits while striking out 20 against the Braves this season.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old’s 4.46 ERA ranks 35th, 1.151 WHIP ranks 16th, and 9.4 K/9 ranks 17th.

• The Phillies have hit 220 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
• Fueled by 540 extra-base hits, Philadelphia ranks fifth in MLB with a .438 slugging percentage this season.
• The Phillies have a team batting average of .256 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
• Philadelphia has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 796.
• The Phillies have an on-base percentage of .327 this season, which ranks ninth in the league.
• Philadelphia ranks 23rd with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.

• The Braves have won in seven, or 58.3%, of the 12 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Atlanta has been victorious four times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +104 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 49% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 93 of its 164 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Braves have an against the spread mark of 81-83-0 in 164 games with a line this season.

• The Atlanta Braves average 1.9 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 307 home runs in total.
• So far this year, Atlanta has a league-leading .501 slugging percentage.
• The Braves’ .276 batting average leads MLB.
• Atlanta scores the most runs in baseball (947 total, 5.8 per game).
• The Braves have a league-leading .344 on-base percentage.