Phillies vs. Giants odds, tips and betting trends

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21 August 2023

Phillies vs. Giants odds, tips and betting trends

The San Francisco Giants (65-59) will visit the Philadelphia Phillies (67-57), Monday at 6:40 PM ET, in the opener of a three-game series.

The favored Phillies (-165 moneyline odds) play at home against the Giants (+140). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Philadelphia Phillies looking to Aaron Nola (10-8), and Scott Alexander (6-2) taking the ball for the San Francisco Giants.

The Phillies lost their last game against the Nationals by a 4-3 score yesterday. Jake Cave went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Zack Wheeler picked up the loss after throwing seven innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out five.

Yesterday, the Giants beat the Braves 4-3. Camilo Doval was the winning pitcher after throwing 1 2/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out three. Wilmer Flores led the Giants’ offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Francisco Giants Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Phillies (-165, bet $165 to win $100)
Underdog: Giants (+140, bet $100 to win $140)
Over/under: 8.5

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Phillies Stats and Trends

Phillies Betting Records

The Phillies have won 48, or 57.1%, of the 84 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Philadelphia has entered 32 games this season favored by -165 or more and is 19-13 in those contests.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 62.3% chance of a victory for the Phillies.
Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 52 of 124 opportunities.
In 124 games with a spread this season, the Phillies are 54-70-0 ATS.

Aaron Nola (Phillies Probable Starter)

Nola gets the start for the Phillies, his 26th of the season. He is 10-8 with a 4.58 ERA and 160 strikeouts through 153 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw five innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up four hits.
The 30-year-old has an ERA of 4.58, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .238 batting average against him.
Nola has 11 quality starts under his belt this year.
Nola is looking for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.1 frames per appearance on the mound.
In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
The opposing Giants offense has a collective .238 batting average, and is 23rd in the league with 992 total hits and 22nd in MLB play with 535 runs scored. It has the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.387) and ranks 20th in home runs (136) in all of MLB.
The 30-year-old’s 4.58 ERA ranks 49th, 1.161 WHIP ranks 18th, and 9.4 K/9 ranks 20th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Phillies Batting Stats

The Phillies have hit 148 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
Hitters for Philadelphia rank eighth in the majors with a combined .424 team slugging percentage.
The Phillies’ .257 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
Philadelphia has scored 582 runs (4.7 per game) this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
The Phillies have an on-base percentage of .324 this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
Philadelphia ranks 23rd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 whiffs per contest.

Giants Stats and Trends

Giants Betting Records

The Giants have come away with 29 wins in the 56 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, San Francisco has come away with a win four times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +140 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 41.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
San Francisco and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 51 of its 123 opportunities.
The Giants are 59-64-0 against the spread in their 123 games that had a posted line this season.

Scott Alexander (Giants Probable Starter)

Alexander gets the start for the Giants, his seventh of the season. He is 6-2 with a 4.06 ERA and 22 strikeouts over 37 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance — out of the bullpen on Friday — the left-hander threw a scoreless third of an inning against the Atlanta Braves while surrendering one hit.
The 34-year-old has put up a 4.06 ERA and 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings during 44 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .248 to opposing hitters.
Alexander has yet to record a quality start so far this year.
Alexander has not pitched five or more innings in a start this season (in six starts). He averages 0.8 per outing.
He is trying to keep a streak of two games without surrendering an earned run intact.
He will face a Phillies offense that ranks 12th in the league with 582 total runs scored while batting .257 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .424 slugging percentage (eighth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 148 home runs (14th in the league).
Alexander has pitched 2 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one against the Phillies this season.

Giants Batting Stats

The Giants average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 20th in baseball with 136 total home runs .
This season, San Francisco ranks 24th in baseball, slugging .387.
The Giants are 21st in MLB with a .238 batting average.
Averaging 4.3 runs per game (535 total), San Francisco is the 22nd-highest scoring team in baseball.
The Giants are 21st in baseball with an on-base percentage of .314.

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