Phillies vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 5

Updated Aug. 5, 2023 6:10 p.m. ET

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Brandon Marsh and the Philadelphia Phillies will take on Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals at Citizens Bank Park in the second of a three-game series, Saturday at 6:05 PM ET. The favored Phillies have -233 moneyline odds against the underdog Royals, who are listed at +193. Philadelphia is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with -117 odds). A 9.5-run total has been listed in this game.

The scheduled starters are Cristopher Sanchez (0-3) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Alec Marsh (0-5) for the Kansas City Royals.

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Phillies-Royals game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Phillies vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 6:05 PM ET
Where: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
How to Watch on TV: NBCS-PH

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Phillies	-233	+193	9.5	-110	-109	-1.5	-117	-103

Phillies vs. Royals Prediction

Score Prediction: Phillies 6, Royals 4
Total Prediction: Over 9.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Phillies 57%, Royals 43%

Phillies vs. Royals Betting Insights

This season, the Phillies have been favored 72 times and won 41, or 56.9%, of those games.
This season Philadelphia has won four of its six games when favored by at least -233 on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Phillies, based on the moneyline, is 70%.
The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 96 games this year and have walked away with the win 32 times (33.3%) in those games.
This season, Kansas City has been victorious six times in 18 chances when named as an underdog of at least +193 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 34.1% chance of walking away with the win.

Phillies Recent Betting Performance

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

Phillies Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.6
HR	8
ERA	3.46
K/9	7.9

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Phillies Player Insights

Bryson Stott has accumulated a team-high batting average of .303.
Stott's home runs rank him 169th in MLB, and he is 138th in RBI.
Alec Bohm's 69 runs batted in pace his team.
Bohm ranks 150th in homers in baseball, and 21st in RBI.
Kyle Schwarber has hit a team-high 27 homers.
Nicholas Castellanos is hitting .274 with 26 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 26 walks.
Castellanos has recorded at least one hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .273 with two home runs, a walk and five RBI.

Phillies Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Alec Bohm	1.5 (+170)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+160)
Bryson Stott	0.5 (-238)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+180)
J.T. Realmuto	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+360)	0.5 (+135)
Nicholas Castellanos	0.5 (-270)	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+360)	0.5 (+100)
Trea Turner	0.5 (-238)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+140)

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

In nine games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Royals have a record of 7-2.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents are 6-4-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
The Royals have eight wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Royals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	8-2
Runs Per Game	5.6
HR	13
ERA	4.00
K/9	6.5

Royals Player Insights

Witt Jr. leads the lineup with a batting average of .270, and leads the Royals in home runs, with 20 and runs batted in with 66.
Witt Jr. is 29th in homers and 26th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Witt Jr. has collected a hit in seven games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .432 with three doubles, a triple, four home runs, two walks and 15 RBI.
Salvador Perez is hitting .246 with 18 doubles, 17 home runs and 14 walks.
Perez ranks 51st in home runs and 105th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
Maikel Garcia is batting .282 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 22 walks.
Edward Olivares is batting .252 with 17 doubles, four triples, six home runs and 15 walks.

Royals Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Bobby Witt Jr.	1.5 (+175)	1.5 (-110)	0.5 (+450)	0.5 (+155)
Maikel Garcia	1.5 (+170)	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+200)
Matt Duffy	0.5 (-227)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+900)	0.5 (+180)
Salvador Pérez	0.5 (-244)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+340)	0.5 (+130)
Edward Olivares	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+195)

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