The Philadelphia Phillies (68-46) will visit the Arizona Diamondbacks (63-52), Thursday at 9:40 PM ET, in the opener of a four-Game series.
The Diamondbacks are projected as a tight favorite (-117 moneyline odds) against the Phillies (-103). The Arizona Diamondbacks will hand the ball to Jordan Montgomery (7-5, 6.37 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Phillies will counter with Kolby Allard.
The Diamondbacks won 5-3 over the Guardians yesterday in their most recent Game. Eduardo Rodriguez was the winning pitcher after throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits while striking out one, while Josh Bell finished 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI to lead them offensively.
The Phillies knocked off the Dodgers 9-4 yesterday. Kyle Schwarber went 4-for-4 with a double, three home runs and seven RBI, and Tyler Phillips got the win, throwing five innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out three.
Get ready for the Diamondbacks vs. Phillies with what you need to know about Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-117, bet $117 to win $100)
- Underdog: Phillies (-103, bet $103 to win $100)
- Over/under: 9.5
Diamondbacks vs. Phillies: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, August 8, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Diamondbacks stats and trends
Diamondbacks betting records
- The Diamondbacks have been favorites in 54 games this season and won 34 (63%) of those contests.
- Arizona is 32-20 this season when entering a game favored by -117 or more on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Diamondbacks, based on the moneyline, is 53.9%.
- Arizona and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 63 of 115 opportunities.
- The Diamondbacks are 58-56-0 against the spread this season.
Jordan Montgomery (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- The Diamondbacks will send Montgomery (7-5) to the mound for his 17th start of the season. He is 7-5 with a 6.37 ERA and 51 strikeouts through 77 2/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he tossed three innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing just one hit.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 6.37, with 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opponents are hitting .314 against him.
- Montgomery has five quality starts this season.
- Montgomery has put together 10 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
- He has had one outing this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He meets a Phillies offense that ranks sixth in the league with 558 runs while batting .256 as a squad. It has a collective .422 slugging percentage (seventh in MLB play) and has hit a total of 143 home runs (sixth in MLB).
- Head-to-head against the Phillies this season, Montgomery has pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out five.
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks’ 137 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Arizona have a combined .428 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks’ .257 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
- Arizona leads MLB with 594 runs scored this season.
- The Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .329 this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
- Arizona ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 whiffs per contest.
Phillies stats and trends
Phillies betting records
- The Phillies have been chosen as underdogs in 21 games this year and have walked away with the win 10 times (47.6%) in those games.
- This season, Philadelphia has been victorious six times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least -103 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 50.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- Contests with Philadelphia has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 53 of 114 chances this season.
- The Phillies have posted a record of 56-57-0 against the spread this season.
Kolby Allard (Phillies probable starter)
- The Phillies are sending Allard (0-0) to the mound for his second start of the season.
- His most recent appearance came in relief on Sunday when the left-hander threw four innings against the Seattle Mariners, surrendering one earned run while allowing two hits.
- In two games this season, he has a 4.50 ERA and 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .267 against him.
- He will match up with a Diamondbacks offense that ranks fifth in the league with 1005 total hits (on a .257 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .428 (fifth in the league) with 137 total home runs (ninth in MLB action).
Phillies batting stats
- The Phillies rank sixth in MLB play with 143 total home runs.
- This season, Philadelphia is seventh in the majors, slugging .422.
- The Phillies have the sixth-best batting average in the majors (.256).
- The offense for Philadelphia is No. 6 in MLB, scoring 4.9 runs per game (558 total runs).
- The Phillies’ .327 on-base percentage is sixth-best in baseball.
