Phillies vs. Braves odds, tips and betting trends

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25 May 2023

Phillies vs. Braves odds, tips and betting trends

A pair of clubs in the NL East — the Atlanta Braves (30-19) and the Philadelphia Phillies (23-26) — clash on Thursday at 7:20 PM ET, at Truist Park.

A projected close contest pits the Phillies (-111 on the moneyline) against the Braves (-108). The scheduled starters are Aaron Nola (4-3) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Dylan Dodd for the Atlanta Braves.

The Phillies won 6-5 over the Diamondbacks yesterday in their last game. Craig Kimbrel was the winning pitcher after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one, while Trea Turner went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively.

The Braves defeated the Dodgers 4-3 yesterday. Marcell Ozuna led the way offensively after going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, and Raisel Iglesias got the win, throwing one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.

Here’s what you need to prepare for Thursday’s Phillies vs. Braves matchup, including viewing options.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:18 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Phillies (-111, bet $111 to win $100)
Underdog: Braves (-108, bet $108 to win $100)
Over/under: 9.5

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Phillies Stats and Trends

Phillies Betting Records

This season, the Phillies have been favored 32 times and won 17, or 53.1%, of those games.
Philadelphia is 17-15 this season when entering a game favored by -111 or more on the moneyline.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 52.6% chance of a victory for the Phillies.
Games involving Philadelphia has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 21 of 49 chances this season.
In 49 games with a spread this season, the Phillies are 21-28-0 ATS.

Aaron Nola (Phillies Probable Starter)

Nola (4-3 with a 4.31 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Phillies, his 11th of the season.
The right-hander’s last time out was on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed seven innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.31, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are hitting .233 against him.
Nola heads into the outing with six quality starts under his belt this season.
Nola will try to last five or more innings for his 10th straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.2 frames per outing.
The opposing Braves offense has a collective .254 batting average, and is 13th in the league with 421 total hits and ninth in MLB action with 251 runs scored. It has the second-ranked slugging percentage (.457) and ranks third in home runs (80) in all of MLB.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 29-year-old’s 4.31 ERA ranks 47th, 1.069 WHIP ranks 18th, and 7.6 K/9 ranks 49th.

Phillies Batting Stats

The Phillies have hit 51 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
Hitters for Philadelphia have combined for a team rank of 13th in the majors with a .416 team slugging percentage.
The Phillies rank 10th in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
Philadelphia has scored the 21st-most runs in the majors this season with 210 (4.3 per game).
The Phillies have the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.322).
Philadelphia ranks 20th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine whiffs per contest.

Braves Stats and Trends

Braves Betting Records

The Braves have been underdogs in seven games this season and have come away with the win four times (57.1%) in those contests.
Atlanta has a win-loss record of 4-2 when favored by -108 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 51.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 29 of its 49 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Braves are 19-30-0 against the spread in their 49 games that had a posted line this season.

Dylan Dodd (Braves Probable Starter)

Dodd takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Braves.
The 24-year-old left-hander will make his MLB debut.
The Phillies have scored 210 total runs this season, making them MLB’s 21st-ranked scoring offense so far this season. As a team they have a .258 batting average while hitting 51 home runs (21st in the league).