The Philadelphia Phillies (2-0) will look to Kyle Schwarber, who is riding a two-game home run streak, when they play the Washington Nationals (0-2) and Keibert Ruiz, who has also hit home runs in two consecutive games. The Phillies are favored on the moneyline (-160) for this outing against the Nationals (+135), which begins at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday at Nationals Park. Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola gets the start against Washington’s Mitchell Parker.
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Phillies to win vs Nationals -160
Phillies vs. Nationals betting lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-160)
- Underdog: Nationals (+135)
- Over/under: 8.5
Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Phillies betting info
- The Phillies won 81 of the 132 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (61.4%).
- Philadelphia had a record of 50-21 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -160 or shorter last year (70.4%).
- The Phillies have a 61.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Philadelphia combined with its opponents to hit the over on the total 81 times last season for an 81-77-8 record against the over/under.
- The Phillies finished 74-91-0 against the spread last season.
Phillies hitting info
- Schwarber hit 38 home runs and had 104 runs batted in last season.
- Bryce Harper had 42 doubles, 30 home runs and 76 walks while batting .285.
- Alec Bohm hit .280 last season with 44 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 40 walks.
- Trea Turner had a .295 batting average with 149 hits.
Phillies pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Phillies had a collective 9.0 K/9 last season, which ranked sixth in the majors.
- Philadelphia’s 3.85 team ERA ranked 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Last season the Phillies had the 10th-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.238).
- Phillies pitchers combined to allow the 13th-fewest home runs in baseball (181 total, 1.1 per game).
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- The Nationals won 55, or 41.4%, of the 133 games they played as underdogs last season.
- Last season, Washington won 26 of its 74 games, or 35.1%, when it was the underdog by at least +135 on the moneyline.
- The Nationals have a 42.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Games involving Washington went over the total set by sportsbooks in 78 of 162 chances last season.
- The Nationals were 88-73-0 against the spread last season.
Nationals hitting info
- C.J. Abrams finished with a .246 average, 20 home runs and 65 RBI last season.
- Luis Garcia posted a .282 average with 70 RBI.
- Josh Bell finished with a .249 average and 71 RBI last season.
- Nate Lowe hit .265 with an OBP of .361 and a slugging percentage of .401.
Nationals pitching rankings
- The Nationals had an 8.3 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 23rd in the majors.
- Washington had the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.31) in the majors last season.
- Nationals pitchers had a 1.329 WHIP last season, 24th in the majors.
- With just 168 homers allowed, the Nationals ranked seventh in the majors at preventing long balls.

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