The visiting Phillies look to start making headway in the NL East Sunday as they look to steal a win at Nationals Park against the Washington Nationals.
It's a pitching duel between Jordan Zimmermann for the Nationals (1-2 on the year) and Cole Hamels for Philadelphia (3-1 so far). And the Sportsbook MLB total reflects that fact - a very low over under value of 6.
View Philadelphia vs Washington Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Nationals were listed as -119 moneyline favorites at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 6 earlier on Monday.
Power Rankings:
This game puts the Nationals, most recently No. 9 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Phillies, who rate a National League No. 15 in the latest survey.
How They Match Up:
At the plate, Washington owns the No. 10 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.1 per game. By contrast, the Phillies are rated No. 7 in the same category at 8.6 per game.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Washington has the National League's No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Phillies own the National League's No. 7 mark in runs allowed.
The Phillies were a 7-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nationals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at -119 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors. Philadelphia suffered a 7-1 loss against Washington on Saturday, as Vance Worley wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Nationals Park.
Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing Washington are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4
Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a win are 8-2
A few Phillies at Nationals trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Philadelphia home to NY Mets, Monday, May 7
Washington at Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 8
