Phillies vs. Reds Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 9, 2026

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The Philadelphia Phillies (51-42) and the Cincinnati Reds (42-49) square off on Thursday at 7:10 p.m. ET to break a 1-1 series tie. The Phillies are favored (-171) to win the contest against the Reds (+140). Jesus Luzardo starts for Philadelphia, and Brady Singer is Cincinnati’s pick to start.

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Phillies to win vs Reds -171

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Phillies vs. Reds betting lines

  • Favorite: Phillies (-171)
  • Underdog: Reds (+140)
  • Over/under: 9.5

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

  • The Phillies have won 62.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (43-26).
  • Philadelphia has gone 23-5 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -171 or shorter (82.1% winning percentage).
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Phillies a 63.1% chance to win.
  • Philadelphia has played in 93 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 40 times (40-49-4).
  • The Phillies have covered just 38.7% of their games this season, going 36-57-0 ATS.

Phillies hitting info

  • Bryce Harper has 16 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 59 walks while hitting .264.
  • Among all hitters in baseball, Harper’s home run total ranks 14th and his RBI tally ranks 22nd.
  • Kyle Schwarber has hit 32 home runs with 58 RBI. Both pace his team.
  • Schwarber ranks first in homers and 19th in RBI among hitters in baseball.
  • Schwarber heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two home runs, four walks and three RBIs.
  • Brandon Marsh paces the Phillies with a team-high batting average of .305.
  • Bryson Stott is hitting .245 with 15 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 25 walks.

Phillies pitching rankings

  • The 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Phillies pitching staff leads the majors.
  • Philadelphia’s 4.29 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Phillies average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.330).
  • Phillies pitchers combine to allow the 20th-fewest home runs in baseball (111 total, 1.2 per game).
  • In its 4-1 win last time out, Philadelphia struck out 18 Reds batters while allowing five hits.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

  • The Reds have entered the game as underdogs 62 times this season and won 26, or 41.9%, of those games.
  • Cincinnati has a record of 4-6, a 40% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +140 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Reds, based on the moneyline, is 41.7%.
  • Cincinnati’s games have gone over the total in 52 of its 91 chances.
  • The Reds are 49-42-0 against the spread this season.

Reds hitting info

  • Sal Stewart is batting .256 this season with a team-high 19 home runs and 63 RBI.
  • Stewart’s home run total ranks 26th in the big leagues, and he is ninth in RBI.
  • Stewart has hit safely in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and four RBIs.
  • Elly De La Cruz is batting .274 to lead Cincinnati, while adding 14 homers and 43 runs batted in this season.
  • De La Cruz is 52nd among batters in MLB in home runs, and 73rd in RBI.
  • Spencer Steer has 73 hits this season and a slash line of .242/.321/.424.
  • Steer takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
  • JJ Bleday is batting .239 with an OBP of .348 and a slugging percentage of .482 this season.
  • Bleday takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.

Reds pitching rankings

  • The Reds have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
  • Cincinnati has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.57) in the majors this season.
  • The Reds have a combined 1.458 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
  • With 124 homers allowed, the Reds rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Cincinnati suffered a 4-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out nine Phillies batters while allowing eight hits.
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