The Phillies Will Prove To Be Superior Over Dodgers

Dodgers vs Phillies Runline: Phillies Should Cash At Least One -1.5 Bet

The Philadelphia Phillies will welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to town for a mid-week series. It’ll be a clash between the two best teams in the National League.

The Phillies are 58-32 and lead the NL East by eight games. Meanwhile, the Dodgers are 55-36 and hold a 7.5-game lead in the NL West.

While both teams have dealt with injuries to their star players, the Phillies will get a couple of those stars back for this series.

Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are expected to return from the Injured List for this series against the Dodgers. However, many of the top players for Los Angeles probably won’t be back until the All-Star Break.

Therefore, the Phillies have the advantage heading into this series. They’re already favorites for Game 1 of the series at home, sitting at -144 on the moneyline. The total is at 9, with the Under juiced to -115.

We’ll discuss Dodgers vs Phillies runline and all other bets for this three-game series below.

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Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Streaming: NBCSP, SportsNet LA, TBS

Five All-Stars For Five Straight Seasons

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on a streak of five consecutive seasons with at least five All-Star selections.

This year, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Tyler Glasnow, and Teoscar Hernandez were selected to join the All-Star Game. The streak lives on another year!

The Dodgers still lead MLB odds to win the World Series at +320.

The Phillies Got 7!

If you think five All-Stars are impressive, the Phillies have seven going to the big game.

The list for the Phillies included Ranger Suarez, Zack Wheeler, Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Trea Turner, and relievers Matt Strahm and Jeff Hoffman.

No wonder why they’ve been involved in many MLB playoff predictions this year.

Dodgers vs Phillies Runline and Other Odds For Game 1:

RL: Phillies -1.5 (+146) ML: Phillies -144, O/U: 9 -105/-115

Dodgers vs Phillies Series Preview

âš¾ Game 1 âš¾

Tuesday, 6:40 pm ET
Bobby Miller vs. Zack Wheeler

The Dodgers will use Bobby Miller in the series’ first game. He’s a righty with a 6.12 ERA on the season.

Miller has only faced 109 batters this year, but he’s struggled since returning from injury. He’s faced 59 over the last 30 days and has allowed those batters a .260 ISO and wOBA of .403. He’s also issued more walks than strikeouts earned over that time, giving up 15.3%.

In addition, lefties have smacked 35% of line drives against Miller. They’ve also hit a .348 ISO and wOBA of .490 with only 30% of ground balls. With Harper and Schwarber returning, Miller looks like he’ll crack yet again.

Ultimately, the Phillies haven’t dominated righties without their two best power bats. However, Harper and Schwarber each had dominant righties before landing on the injured list. The Phillies will be in great shape against Miller if those two start where they left off.

That said, the Phillies will counter with Zack Wheeler. Wheeler struggles against lefties but still holds his last 127 batters to a .148 ISO and wOBA of .296. He’s also limited walks to 5.5%, which is really good.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers have a high wOBA but aren’t getting much power from the bottom of the lineup. Ohtani, Will Smith, Freeman, and Hernandez are the power threats, but only lefties like Ohtani and Freeman have potential against Zack Wheeler.

Therefore, consider the Phillies (-144) for Game 1 for one of our MLB best bets today.

âš¾ Game 2 âš¾

Wednesday, 7:05 pm ET
Gavin Stone vs. Cristopher Sanchez

In the second matchup, Gavin Stone will take the hill. He’s been Los Angeles’ most consistent pitcher. He’s 9-2 with a 3.03 ERA on the year. This wasn’t good enough to get him in the All-Star Game, but he’s held his last 125 batters to a .114 ISO and wOBA of .289. That’s due to his low walk rate of 7.2% and his low line drive rate of 20.2%.

The Phillies will counter with Cristopher Sanchez. He’s a lefty, holding a 2.96 ERA. That’s due to his high ground ball rate, where he’s earned 54.5% of ground balls over the last 30 days. He’s also held teams to a .064 ISO over the previous month and has allowed just 14.8% of fly balls.

Above, we mentioned the Dodgers aren’t elite against righties. However, they are against lefties. The projected lineup has hit an ISO of above .220 and a wOBA that is nearly at .360 over the last 30 days. The Dodgers have also limited strikeouts to under 12% in the previous month against lefties using their projected lineup.

But Sanchez doesn’t need strikeouts to be successful pitching. Therefore, we’ll take the Under in Game 2.

âš¾ Game 3 âš¾

Thursday, 6:05 pm ET
TBD vs. Aaron Nola

The Dodgers are unsure who’ll pitch in the finale of this series. At this time, it could be Landon Knack. However, he struggled in his last start and allowed four earned runs in 4.1 innings. Therefore, the Dodgers are weighing their options before settling on Knack for the series’ final game.

The Phillies have Aaron Nola slotted into the rotation for this matchup. Nola has allowed a .205 ISO and wOBA of .337 over the last month. Yet, he’s still added 25.6% of strikeouts and only 2.5% of walks. Nola has been a bit unlucky but still has had a 3.48 ERA. He’s a trusted starter who will likely face a young arm for the Dodgers.

Looking at the Dodgers vs Phillies runline in Game 3, think about the Dodgers at -1.5 in this one.

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