The Philadelphia Phillies (1-0) and the Texas Rangers (0-1) meet on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Phillies are moneyline favorites (-116) against the underdog Rangers (-102). Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola starts against Texas’ Jacob deGrom.
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Phillies to win vs Rangers -116
Phillies vs. Rangers betting lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-116)
- Underdog: Rangers (-102)
- Over/under: 7.5
Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Phillies betting info
- The Phillies went 80-50 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 61.5% of those games).
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -116 or shorter last year, Philadelphia finished with a record of 75-45 (62.5%).
- The Phillies have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.7% in this matchup.
- Philadelphia played in 166 games with an over/under set, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 73 times (73-83-10).
- The Phillies put together an 84-82-0 record against the spread last season.
Phillies hitting info
- Kyle Schwarber had 56 home runs and 132 runs batted in last season.
- Trea Turner had a .304 batting average with 179 hits.
- Bryce Harper hit .261 last season with 32 doubles, 27 home runs and 70 walks.
- Bryson Stott hit .257 with 22 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 54 walks.
Phillies pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Phillies had a collective 9.2 K/9 last season, which ranked third in the majors.
- Philadelphia had the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.80).
- Last season the Phillies had the 10th-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.235).
- Phillies pitchers combined to give up the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (177 total, 1.1 per game).
Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rangers betting info
- Last season, the Rangers won 31 out of the 79 games, or 39.2%, in which they were the underdog.
- Last season, Texas won 25 of its 66 games, or 37.9%, when it was the underdog by at least -102 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 50.5% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
- Games involving Texas went over the total set by bookmakers in 71 of 162 chances last season.
- The Rangers were 87-75-0 against the spread in their 162 chances last season.
Rangers hitting info
- Last season, Brandon Nimmo had a .262 batting average with 25 home runs and 92 RBI.
- Wyatt Langford collected 118 hits, posted an OBP of .344 and a .431 SLG.
- Corey Seager finished last season with 21 home runs, 50 RBI and a batting average of .271.
- Josh Smith hit .251 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .366.
Rangers pitching rankings
- The Rangers struck out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- Texas had the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.48.
- Rangers pitchers had a 1.179 WHIP last season, second-best in the majors.
- With just 172 homers allowed, the Rangers ranked ninth in the majors at preventing long balls.
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