Phillies vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 18

Updated Aug. 18, 2023 6:05 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

Joey Meneses and the Washington Nationals will take the field against the Philadelphia Phillies and starter Michael Lorenzen on Friday. First pitch is at 7:05 PM ET at Nationals Park. Oddsmakers list the Phillies as -172 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Nationals +145 moneyline odds. Philadelphia is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The over/under is 9 runs for the contest (with -108 odds to go over and -112 odds to go under).

The starting pitchers are Lorenzen (7-7) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Joan Adon (1-0) for the Washington Nationals.

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Phillies vs. Nationals Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, August 18, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
How to Watch on TV: MASN

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Phillies	-172	+145	9	-108	-112	-1.5	-108	-112

Phillies vs. Nationals Prediction

Score Prediction: Phillies 5, Nationals 4
Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
Win Probabilities: Phillies 51%, Nationals 49%

Phillies vs. Nationals Betting Insights

The Phillies have won 47, or 58%, of the 81 games they've played as favorites this season.
Philadelphia has entered 28 games this season favored by -172 or more and is 18-10 in those contests.
The implied probability of a win from the Phillies, based on the moneyline, is 63.2%.
The Nationals have come away with 46 wins in the 110 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Washington has come away with a win 28 times in 59 chances when named as an underdog of at least +145 or longer on the moneyline.
The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 40.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Phillies Recent Betting Performance

The Phillies have a 5-3 record from the eight games they were moneyline favorites over their last 10 matchups.
In their last 10 matchups, the Phillies and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Phillies are 6-4-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Phillies Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.7
HR	20
ERA	3.44
K/9	8.4

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Phillies Player Insights

Bryson Stott leads the Phillies with a .297 batting average.
In all of the majors, Stott is 142nd in home runs and 117th in RBI.
Stott has collected a hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .222 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
Alec Bohm's 75 runs batted in pace his team.
Bohm is 128th in home runs and 20th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
Kyle Schwarber paces the Phillies with 30 home runs.
Nicholas Castellanos is hitting .278 with 29 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 26 walks.

Phillies Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Bryson Stott	0.5 (-278)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+160)
J.T. Realmuto	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+130)
Kyle Schwarber	0.5 (-179)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+245)	0.5 (+140)
Jake Cave	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+150)
Bryce Harper	1.5 (+160)	1.5 (-115)	0.5 (+340)	0.5 (+115)

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Nationals Recent Betting Performance

In seven games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by sportsbooks, the Nationals had a record of 3-4.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Nationals and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
The Nationals have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Nationals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5
HR	13
ERA	5.07
K/9	9.2

Nationals Player Insights

Lane Thomas leads the Nationals in home runs (20) and runs batted in (68).
Among all batters in MLB, Thomas ranks 38th in home runs and 33rd in RBI.
Meneses has 68 RBI while batting .283. Each pace his team.
Meneses ranks 142nd in home runs and 33rd in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
Keibert Ruiz is hitting .263 with 18 doubles, 15 home runs and 28 walks.
C.J. Abrams is batting .253 with 22 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 20 walks.

Nationals Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Stone Garrett	0.5 (-208)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+175)
Keibert Ruiz	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+155)
Lane Thomas	0.5 (-270)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+175)
Joey Meneses	1.5 (+170)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+155)
Dominic Smith	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+180)

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