Phillies Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 31, 2022

The Philadelphia Phillies (54-47) will try to add to their four-game winning streak when they square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-61) at PNC Park on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. Philadelphia’s (-186 to win) Aaron Nola starts against Pittsburgh’s (+156) JT Brubaker.

The betting trends in the following article reference odds valid as of July 31, 2022 at 1:26 PM ET.

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Phillies vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Phillies Probable Starter Aaron Nola

• Nola (6-8) takes the mound for the Phillies in his 21st start of the season. He has a 3.32 ERA in 132 2/3 innings pitched, with 144 strikeouts.
• His most recent time out came on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, when the right-hander went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• In 20 games this season, the 29-year-old has put up a 3.32 ERA and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .215 to opposing hitters.
• Nola has 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
• The opposing Pirates offense has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.362) and ranks 16th in MLB play with 102 home runs. It has a collective .218 batting average, and is last in MLB with 723 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 360 runs.
• The 29-year-old’s 3.32 ERA ranks 29th, .920 WHIP ranks third, and 9.8 K/9 ranks 10th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 31, 2022 at 1:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Nola

Pirates Probable Starter JT Brubaker

• The Pirates will send Brubaker (2-8) to the mound for his 20th start this season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed eight hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 19 games this season with an ERA of 3.96 and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .254.
• He’s going for his third quality start in a row.
• The Phillies rank 12th in MLB with a .246 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks eighth in the league (.413) and 129 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 31, 2022 at 1:26 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Phillies Stats vs Brubaker

Phillies Betting Trends

• The Phillies have won 34 of the 61 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (55.7%).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -186 or shorter, Philadelphia has gone 9-4 (69.2%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Phillies’ implied win probability is 65%.
• In the 101 games bookmakers have set an over/under for Philadelphia, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 51 times (51-45-5).
• The Phillies have collected a 50-51-0 record against the spread this season (covering 49.5% of the time).

Pirates Betting Trends

• This season, the Pirates have won 31 out of the 85 games, or 36.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Pittsburgh is 12-20 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +156 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 39.1% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of their 101 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates are 53-48-0 against the spread this season.

Phillies Players to Watch

• Kyle Schwarber has put up 76 hits, a team-best for the Phillies, on the way to hitting .204 with 13 doubles, 32 home runs and 54 walks.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB play, Schwarber ranks 147th in batting average, 116th in on-base percentage, and 21st in slugging.
• Schwarber has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a double, two home runs, a walk and six RBI.
• Rhys Hoskins’ .340 OBP leads his team, and he has 19 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 48 walks while batting .252.
• Among qualifying hitters, Hoskins’ batting average ranks 83rd, his on-base percentage ranks 56th, and he is 33rd in the league in slugging.
• Hoskins has safely hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .429 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• J.T. Realmuto has 14 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 30 walks while batting .258.
• Alec Bohm is slugging .398 to pace his team. He has 15 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 18 walks while hitting .292.

Phillies Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Ke’Bryan Hayes has an OPS of .673, fueled by an OBP of .320 and a team-best slugging percentage of .353 this season.
• Among all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Hayes’ batting average ranks 96th, his on-base percentage ranks 95th, and he is 134th in slugging percentatge.
• Michael Chavis is slugging .410 while driving in 32 runs and batting .244 this season.
• Ben Gamel has 49 hits this season and has a slash line of .233/.328/.357.
• Diego Castillo is batting .201 with a .245 OBP and 25 RBI for Pittsburgh this season.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Phillies vs Pirates Player Props

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