A pair of the league’s best power hitters face off when the Philadelphia Phillies (82-67) and Atlanta Braves (93-57) meet at Citizens Bank Park, at 7:05 PM ET on Friday. Kyle Schwarber has 40 homers (second in league) for the Phillies, and Austin Riley ranks third with 37 round-trippers for the Braves.
The Braves (+130 underdog moneyline odds) visit the Phillies (-153). The starting pitchers are Aaron Nola (9-12) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Jake Odorizzi (5-5) for the Atlanta Braves. The over/under for the game is 7.5 total runs.
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Phillies vs. Braves Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Phillies
- Philadelphia was the moneyline favorite in five of its last 10 games, and finished 3-2 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings — all had a set run total — the Phillies and their opponents combined to go over the total four times.
- Philadelphia’s ATS record is 4-6-0 over its past 10 games.
Braves
- Over the past 10 games, Atlanta has been the underdog just once and won that contest.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Braves and their opponents are 1-9-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
- Atlanta has won five of its last 10 games against the spread.
Phillies vs. Braves Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Aaron Nola
- The Phillies have gone 11-18-0 ATS in Nola’s 29 starts with a set spread.
- The Phillies have a 13-11 record in Nola’s 24 starts this season when they were the moneyline favorite.
- Over Nola’s 29 starts, his team is 13-16.
- Nola has had 29 starts that bookmakers set a total for this season, and 15 of those matchups finished over the total.
Projected starter: Jake Odorizzi
- Odorizzi’s team is 6-13-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
- His team is 2-5 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline underdog.
- Odorizzi’s team has won 10 of his 19 starts this season.
- Games started by Odorizzi have a 8-9-2 record at hitting the over this season.
Phillies Batting Leaders
- J.T. Realmuto is hitting .276 with 24 doubles, five triples, 21 home runs and 41 walks.
- Realmuto’s home runs rank 49th in MLB and he ranks 30th in RBI in MLB.
- Realmuto heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .474 with a double, three home runs, a walk and four RBI.
- Schwarber has hit 40 home runs with 85 RBI. Both are team-highs.
- Schwarber currently ranks second in home runs and 23rd in RBI in the bigs.
- Rhys Hoskins is batting .246 with 29 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs and 67 walks.
- Alec Bohm has a club-high .287 batting average.
- Bohm heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.
Braves Batting Leaders
- Riley leads Atlanta in batting average (.280), home runs (37) and runs batted in (92) this season.
- In all of MLB, Riley ranks third in home runs and 15th in RBI.
- Riley has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
- Matt Olson has collected 135 hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .454 on the year.
- Olson ranks 21st among batters in MLB in homers, and 16th in RBI.
- Dansby Swanson has collected 164 base hits, an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
- Michael Harris II has collected 113 hits this season and has an OBP of .344. He’s slugging .531 on the year.
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