2022 World Series: Phillies vs Astros Odds & Predicitons
The Series Shifts to ‘City of Brotherly Love' Tied 1-1.
World Series game 3 lines show the Astros as a -132 road favorite. As a favorite, the Astros are 102-45 (69.39%) +1297 units, including their 6-1 postseason mark. As a road favorite, Dusty Baker’s team is 43-20 (68.25%). The Phillies are just 32-35 as an underdog in 2022, but that was good enough to profit 551 units. Rob Thompson’s team has been a juggernaut as an underdog this postseason, winning 6 of 9 games outright. The MLB schedule has game four scheduled for Tuesday at 8:03 pm ET.
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Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Astros Hope to Continue Massive Early Lead Trend
The series is tied at one, but the Astros clubhouse knows that they should lead 2-0 after blowing a 5-0 lead in game one. In game two, Houston once again jumped out to a 5-0 lead with some rare first-inning offense in support of Framber Valdez who held the Phillies to one earned run into the seventh inning.
Before game two, Houston had managed just three first-inning hits in 27 MLB postseason innings. Lance McCullers Jr. gets the start in game three (4-2, 2.27era). When the right-hander gets the start, bettors are a combined 7-3, +152 units.
Houston is 6-2 when McCullers starts as a favorite and a perfect 3-0 as a road favorite when the Tampa native gets the ball. Since 2017, Houston is 63-38 (62.38%) overall when McCullers starts. Let’s continue our Phillies vs Astros odds preview by digging into the Phillies.
Phil’s Hoping to Keep Home Streak Alive
The Fightin’ Phils are a perfect 5-0 at Citizens Bank Park this postseason, including 3-0 as a home dog this postseason. They’ll try to extend their unbeaten streak in game three behind right-hander Noah Syndergaard (10-10, 3.94 era) who has yet to receive a postseason decision, but his 1.69 era has been put on display what he’s meant to the former Whiz Kids.
With a hold, start, and the game finished to his October resume’ Syndergaard is going to be asked to do something he hasn’t managed to do since 2015, which is getting a postseason win. Philadelphia expects over 45,000 raucous fans to invade the metroplex tonight, and if you’ve never been to a game in Eastern Pennsylvania, let’s just say their presence will be felt through your television tonight. This may provide a huge advantage for the home team who have not faced the Astros at home since 2017.
Bettors Prefer Astros, Undecided on Total
That number was bet up to -135 for a few minutes but quickly came back to its opening number after a flurry of Phillie’s wagers.
The betting public has made it very clear who they feel about this Phillies vs Astros Odds, and is the obvious wager and that’s the Houston Astros. With 74% of the early money coming in on Houston along with 67% of the total tickets, you would think the line would move some but the consensus number still sits at Houston -132. That number was bet up to -135 for a few minutes but quickly came back to its opening number after a flurry of Phillie’s wagers.
To conclude our Phillies vs Astros odds preview, we suggest the under 8 is the sharp play here. Bettors have done under players a favor with 96% of the money coming in on the over, pushing it up to 8 after opening at 7.5. It’s difficult to understand how two teams who averaged nine runs in the first two MLB matches are such a definitive option for the public but we suspect that’s professional money considering the ticket count favors the under behind 67% of overall issued tickets. All the best and Happy Halloween!
