Phillies vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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05 August 2023

Phillies vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

At Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, the Kansas City Royals (seven straight victories) play the Philadelphia Phillies at 6:05 PM ET.

The Phillies are favored at home (-234) versus the Royals (+193). The Phillies will start Cristopher Sanchez (0-3) versus the Royals and Alec Marsh (0-5).

Yesterday, the Royals picked up a 7-5 victory over the Phillies, with Jordan Lyles (5.2 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 2 K) registering the win for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. finished 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead the offensive showing. Aaron Nola (5.1 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 8 K) picked up the loss for the Phillies.

Ahead of the Phillies vs. Royals matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:33 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Phillies (-234, bet $234 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+193, bet $100 to win $193)
Over/under: 9.5

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Phillies Stats and Trends

Phillies Betting Records

This season, the Phillies have been favored 72 times and won 41, or 56.9%, of those games.
Philadelphia has a record of 4-2 when favored by -234 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Phillies have a 70.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Philadelphia and its opponents have hit the over in 45 of its 110 games with a total this season.
In 110 games with a spread this season, the Phillies are 46-64-0 ATS.

Cristopher Sanchez (Phillies Probable Starter)

Sanchez makes the start for the Phillies, his 10th of the season. He is 0-3 with a 2.66 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 47 1/3 innings pitched.
His last time out was on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the left-hander went five scoreless innings without giving up a hit.
In nine games this season, the 26-year-old has amassed a 2.66 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .202 to opposing hitters.
Sanchez is trying to record his fourth quality start of the year in this matchup.
Sanchez will look to last five or more innings for his eighth straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
In two of his nine total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
He meets a Royals offense that ranks 28th in the league with 430 runs while batting .239 as a unit. It has a collective .386 slugging percentage (25th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 102 home runs (26th in MLB).

Phillies Batting Stats

The Phillies’ 117 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for Philadelphia have combined for a team rank of 15th in the majors with a .411 team slugging percentage.
The Phillies’ .254 batting average ranks 12th in the league this season.
Philadelphia has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 494 (4.5 per game).
The Phillies have the 13th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.321).
Philadelphia ranks 25th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have come away with 32 wins in the 96 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
Kansas City has a win-loss record of 6-12 when favored by +193 or worse by bookmakers this year.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 34.1% chance of pulling out a win.
Contests with Kansas City has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 52 of 110 chances this season.
The Royals are 48-62-0 against the spread in their 110 games that had a posted line this season.

Alec Marsh (Royals Probable Starter)

Marsh makes the start for the Royals, his sixth of the season. He is 0-5 with a 6.75 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance came in relief on Wednesday when the right-hander threw one scoreless inning against the New York Mets without giving up a hit.
The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 6.75, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season. Opposing hitters have a .255 batting average against him.
Marsh has one quality start under his belt this season.
Marsh has three starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
He has had one appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
He will face a Phillies offense that ranks 16th in the league with 494 total runs scored while batting .254 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .411 slugging percentage (15th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 117 home runs (21st in the league).

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals have hit the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball this season (102).
This season, Kansas City ranks 25th in baseball with a .386 slugging percentage.
The Royals rank 21st in MLB with a .239 batting average.
Kansas City scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (430 total, 3.9 per game).
The Royals are 28th in baseball with a .298 on-base percentage.

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