Astros vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 27
Published 4:25 am Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Alec Bohm will lead the charge for the Philadelphia Phillies (77-54) on Tuesday, August 27, when they battle Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros (70-61) at Citizens Bank Park at 6:40 p.m. ET.
At +120, the Astros are the moneyline underdogs in this matchup versus the Phillies, who are -145. The total for this contest is 9. The odds to eclipse the over are +100, while the odds are -120 to go under.
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Astros vs. Phillies Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Citizens Bank Park
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Phillies -145
- Moneyline Underdog: Astros +120
- Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: +100, Under: -120)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Justin Verlander (3-3) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his 12th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in five innings pitched against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
- He has five quality starts in 11 chances this season.
- Verlander has five starts in a row of five innings or more.
- He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 11 chances this season.
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Astros Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 156 home runs.
- Houston ranks 11th in the majors with a .417 team slugging percentage.
- The Astros have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.
- Houston has scored 597 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Astros have an on-base percentage of .320 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- The Astros have shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.3) among MLB offenses.
- Houston has pitched to a 3.79 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- Houston has a 9.3 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Astros rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.252 WHIP this season.
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