Kyle Schwarber will lead the charge for the Philadelphia Phillies (25-18) on Friday, May 16, when they battle Oneil Cruz and the Pittsburgh Pirates (15-29) at Citizens Bank Park at 6:45 p.m. ET.
The Pirates are +185 moneyline underdogs for this matchup against the favored Phillies (-225). The total is 8.5 runs for this matchup (with -105 odds on the over and -115 odds on the under).
Phillies vs. Pirates Time and TV ChannelDate: Friday, May 16, 2025Time: 6:45 p.m. ETTV: NBCS-PH and SportsNet PTLocation: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVenue: Citizens Bank ParkProbable Pitchers: Ranger Suarez – PHI (1-0, 5.91 ERA) vs Andrew Heaney – PIT (2-3, 3.15 ERA)
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Phillies vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Run Line and Total
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Phillies vs. Pirates Betting Trends and InsightsThe Phillies have entered the game as favorites 34 times this season and won 21, or 61.8%, of those games.The Phillies have gone 4-1 (winning 80% of their games) when they have played as moneyline favorites of -225 or shorter.The moneyline for this contest implies a 69.2% chance of a victory for Philadelphia.The Phillies have a 6-4 record over the 10 games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.Over its last 10 matchups — all had a set run total — Philadelphia and its opponents combined to hit the over on the total four times.The Pirates have been underdogs in 29 games this season and have come away with the win 10 times (34.5%) in those contests.This year, the Pirates have won one of four games when listed as at least +185 or worse on the moneyline.The Pirates have played as underdogs in eight of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.Pittsburgh and its opponents have combined to hit the over just once in the last 10 games with a total.
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Futures Odds
Philadelphia Phillies
Odds
MLB Rank
NL East Rank
Win World Series
+1200
4th
2nd
Pittsburgh Pirates
Odds
MLB Rank
NL Central Rank
Win World Series
+50000
25th
5th
Win NL Central
+20000
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5th
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