Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals Wild Card Sequence Betting Odds

The Philadelphia Phillies snapped an 11-year playoff drought this week once they defeated the Houston Astros 3-0 on Monday to clinch a wild card playoff berth.

Nationwide League Wild Card sequence odds towards the St. Louis Cardinals have been revealed at Pennsylvania sportsbooks.

It’s been a very long time coming for Phillies followers, who haven’t seen postseason baseball since 2011 when the identical Cardinals eradicated the Phillies on their technique to a World Sequence.

The Phillies overcame a 21-29 begin, which included the firing of supervisor Joe Girardi in June. Interim supervisor Rob Thomson led the Phillies to a 65-45 file since he took over on June 3.

A best-of-three sequence begins October 7 in St. Louis. There are a lot of methods to guess on the Phillies within the playoffs. They embrace unfold, moneyline, sequence odds, props and futures betting.

Phillies vs. Cardinals Wild Card Sport 1 odds

Phillies vs. Cardinals playoff betting betting preview

The Phillies received the season sequence towards the Cardinals, 4-3. Each sequence happened in July. The Phillies took two of three at house and cut up a four-game sequence in St. Louis.

The schedule for the sequence is as follows:

  • Sport 1: Friday, 2:07 p.m.
  • Sport 2: Saturday, 8:37 p.m.
  • If obligatory, Sport 3 could be Sunday at 8:37 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. if NYM/SD is over

The Phillies are anticipated to start out Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola in Video games 1 and a pair of, respectively. Ranger Suarez would get the ball in Sport 3 if obligatory. The Cardinals have a lot of choices, which embrace Adam Wainwright, Jordan Montgomery, Miles Mikolas and Jack Flaherty.

Eric Biggio, Head Baseball Dealer at Caesars Sportsbook, shared his ideas on the Phillies playoff probabilities on Sept. 16. He gave a potential forecast of a Phillies-Cardinals matchup.

“The Phillies are stay if Bryce Harper stays wholesome and Zack Wheeler comes again because the 2021 model. They might undoubtedly win 2 out of three. In the event that they slip to the No. 6 seed that will really be a extra favorable matchup towards the Cardinals, in my view, as I feel a Nola and Wheeler combo is healthier than what the Cardinals have to supply for beginning pitching.”

Right here is how sportsbooks are pricing the sequence winner as of Oct. 6:

Phillies vs. Cardinals Wild Card prop bets

Along with betting on the sequence and video games, bettors can wager on prop bets for the wild card spherical.

DraftKings affords over/beneath in sequence complete video games, complete runs and proper rating.

Sequence complete video games

  • Over 2.5 (-110) /Beneath 2.5 (-110)

Sequence complete runs

  • Cardinals: Over 8.5 (-110) / Beneath 8.5 (-110)
  • Phillies: Over 7.5 (-110) / Beneath 7.5 (-110)
  • Whole: Over 16.5 (-105) / Beneath 16.5 (-115)

Sequence appropriate rating

  • Cardinals win 2-0: +245
  • Phillies win 2-0: +290
  • Cardinals win 2-1: +215
  • Phillies win 2-1: +330

Phillies playoff odds line motion

It actually hasn’t been a linear season by way of the Phillies’ odds to make the playoffs.

Phillies odds to make the playoffs at DraftKings

  • Begin of season: -130
  • June 3, Joe Girardi fired: +235
  • June 26 (Bryce Harper damage): +135
  • August 8: -295
  • Sept. 21: -370
  • Oct. 3: Clinched playoff spot

Phillies fan response to playoff berth

The Phillies going to the playoffs despatched the followers right into a frenzy. Reactions, stats, movies and memes went full power on Twitter.

Philadelphia Phillies World Sequence and NL Pennant odds

In March, the Phillies had odds of +1200 to win the Nationwide League and +4000 odds to win the World Sequence.

Lead picture David J. Phillip/AP

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