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Phillies vs Giants Odds & Picks (Sep. 3)

Chris Amberley

by Chris Amberley in MLB Baseball

Updated Sep 2, 2022 · 8:49 PM PDT

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Aug 31, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper (3) scores as Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder Cooper Hummel (21) misses the tag in the third inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
  • The Phillies vs Giants odds favor Philadelphia as -125 moneyline favorites on Saturday, September 3, at 4:05pm ET
  • Philadelphia will give the ball to Noah Syndergaard (8-9, 3.98 ERA), while San Fran will counter with Jakob Junis (4-4, 4.04 ERA)
  • Read below for the Phillies vs Giants odds and betting prediction

What an incredible time to be a sports fan. College football is underway, the NFL starts up next week and MLB is smack dab in the middle of the hunt for October.

One of those teams looking to solidify its position in the playoff race over the next few weeks is the Philadelphia Phillies (73-58, 34-28 away), and they’ll continue their three-game set with the San Francisco Giants (61-68, 34-32 home) on Saturday.

Philadelphia entered play on Friday night in sole possession of the NL’s second Wild Card, and oddsmakers are expecting them to create some separation from their nearest chaser after Game 2 of this series.

Phillies vs Giants Odds

Team Moneyline Runline Total
Philadelphia Phillies -125 -1.5 (+130) Ov 8 (-110)
San Francisco Giants +105 +1.5 (-150) Un 8 (-110)

Odds as of September 2 at Caesars Sportsbook. See available Caesars Sportsbook bonus code.

The Phillies opened up as -125 moneyline favorites, in a contest that features a total of 8. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05pm ET at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA, with clear skies and 68 degree temperatures in the forecast.

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Philadelphia vs San Francisco Probable Pitchers

Philly, who entered the weekend as a top-10 World Series odds contender, will give the ball to Noah Syndergaard. Thor has been up and down since being acquired from the LA Angels, and is fresh off his worst outing of the season.

Facing the lowly Pirates, aka MLB’s third lowest scoring team, Syndergaard was tagged for nine hits and five runs over 5.2 innings. It’s the second time in five outings with Philly that he’s surrendered at least four runs, with the other instance coming against the Nationals, another weak hitting squad.

Philly fans better hope Syndergaard doesn’t pitch down to the level of his competition again on Saturday, because as we’ll discuss San Fran isn’t exactly a lineup to fear – more on that later.

Syndergaard vs Junis Stats

Noah Syndergaard
VS
Jakob Junis
8-9 Record 4-4
3.98 ERA 4.04
1.26 WHIP 1.15
.260 OBA .247
3.0 SO/W Ratio 4.4

The Giants will counter with Jakob Junis, who’s fresh off a pretty miserable outing of his own. Junis allowed nine hits and six runs last Sunday at Minnesota, which was the second time he’ yielded at least that many runs in his past four starts.

He’s fresh off a month where he posted a 7.13 ERA, and surrendered 30 hits and 19 runs in just 24 innings of work. In six of his past eight starts he’s failed to make it past the 5th inning, and the way Philadelphia is swinging the bat lately, Saturday could mark another short outing.

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Phillies vs Giants Betting Analysis

In six games since Bryce Harper returned from a lengthy IL stint, the Phillies are averaging six runs per game. They’re fresh off an 18 run outburst against Arizona, in a game that saw all nine starters record at least two hits.

Philadelphia is slashing .286/.351/.432 over the past two weeks, and ranks inside the top-five in virtually every key offensive category.

Harper has three multi-hit games since returning, while Kyle Schwarber is a longshot NL MVP odds contender, and leads the National League with 36 home runs. Junis is going to have his work cut out for him.

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San Francisco on the other hand, has been an underwhelming offense for most of the season. They rank around league average in runs per game, but well below average in slugging and OPS.

August was by far their worst month of the season in terms of offensive production, and the team just announced on Friday that Brandon Belt will undergo season-ending knee surgery.

The Giants entered play on Friday in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, and have dropped 11 of their past 13 contests overall.

PHI vs SF Last 10 Meetings

Date Away Team Home Team Score
6/1/22 Giants Phillies PHI, 6-5
5/31/22 Giants Phillies SF, 7-4
5/30/22 Giants Phillies SF, 5-4
6/20/21 Phillies Giants SF, 11-2
6/19/21 Phillies Giants PHI, 13-6
6/18/21 Phillies Giants SF, 5-3
4/21/21 Giants Phillies PHI, 6-5
4/20/21 Giants Phillies SF, 10-7
4/19/21 Giants Phillies SF, 2-0
8/11/19 Phillies Giants SF, 9-6

Phillies vs Giants Pick

I don’t want to say that San Fran has thrown in the towel on the season, but clearly they’re just playing out the string. Saturday’s matchup drastically favors Philadelphia from an offensive standpoint, while Syndergaard has a much better pedigree than Junis over their respective careers.

In addition to the Phillies moneyline, the over is also in play on Saturday. Each of these two teams’ last eight meetings have produced a total of at least eight, while eight of their past 10 meetings have reached at least nine runs.

Only three teams, Texas, Atlanta and Milwaukee, have seen a higher percentage of their games go over the total than Philadelphia this season, while the Giants aren’t too far behind, ranking top-eight in that category.

Picks: Philadelphia Phillies moneyline (-125), Over 8 (-110)

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