The Houston Astros visit the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 5 of the World Series on Thursday 8:03 PM ET at Citizens Bank Park. The series is notted up at 2-2. Houston’s Justin Verlander and Philadelphia’s Noah Syndergaard will start this matchup.
Here is the information you need to place your MLB bets on this game.
Astros vs. Phillies betting lines
- Favorite: Astros (-158)
- Underdog: Phillies (+134)
- Over/under: 7.5
Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Astros betting info
- The Astros have won 102 of the 148 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (68.9%).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -158 or shorter, Houston has a 63-32 record (winning 66.3% of its games).
- The Astros have a 61.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Houston has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 173 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 63 of those games (63-98-12).
- The Astros have covered 53.2% of their games this season, going 92-81-0 against the spread.
Astros hitting info
- Yordan Alvarez paces the Astros with 37 home runs while putting up a team-high batting average of .306.
- Among batters in MLB play, Alvarez ranks sixth in homers and 15th in RBI.
- Alex Bregman is hitting .259 with 38 doubles, 23 home runs and 87 walks.
- Bregman ranks 49th in home runs and 21st in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
- Jose Altuve is batting .298 with 39 doubles, 28 home runs and 66 walks.
- Kyle Tucker has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 107 RBI.
Astros pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.5 K/9, the third-best in the majors.
- The Astros have a 2.88 team ERA that ranks second among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Astros have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.092).
- Astros pitchers combine to give up 134 home runs (0.8 per game), the second-fewest in the league.
- In their 5-0 win last time out they struck out 14 Phillies batters in a no-hitter.
Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Phillies betting info
- This season, the Phillies have won 33 out of the 68 games, or 48.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- This season, Philadelphia has won 10 of its 20 games, or 50%, when they’re the underdog by at least +134 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 42.7% chance to win.
- Games involving Philadelphia have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 90 of 177 chances this season.
- The Phillies are 92-85-0 ATS in their 177 games with a spread this season.
Phillies hitting info
- Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in home runs (46) and runs batted in (94) this season while batting .218.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Schwarber ranks second in home runs and 19th in RBI.
- J.T. Realmuto has 138 hits and an OBP of .340 to go with a slugging percentage of .476 this season.
- Realmuto is 54th overall in homers and 33rd in RBI this season.
- Rhys Hoskins has collected 145 base hits, an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .462 this season.
- Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with a batting average of .278. He’s also hit 13 home runs with 72 RBI.
Phillies pitching rankings
- The Phillies have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.97 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.255 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The Phillies have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 150 home runs allowed.
- They suffered a 5-0 defeat in their most recent game, striking out 11 Astros batters while allowing 10 hits.
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