Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies 10/17/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: 8:07 PM EST
Oct. 17, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : PHI -160 ; O/U 8
The Arizona Diamondbacks remain on the road Tuesday night for game two of the NLCS in Philadelphia. Arizona is one of the hotter teams in all of baseball and has shocked the MLB making it this far. Merril Kelly will take the mound for the second time this postseason for Arizona. In the playoffs Kelly has allowed no runs on three hits across 6.1 innings of work in just one outing resulting in a nine run victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offensively Arizona has been fantastic in the playoffs having scored thirty runs to average six runs per game. The pitching for Arizona has been just as good as the offense allowing just 1.8 runs resulting in a five game playoff win streak. Corbin Carroll has been the offensive leader for Arizona in the playoffs with a .412 batting average and a .565 on base percentage. Tommy Pham leads the team with seven hits and Christian Walker has added one home run and five RBIs. Gabriel Moreno has been the power for Arizona in the playoffs with three home runs and six RBIs both of which lead the team.
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The Philadelphia Phillies remain at home Tuesday night looking to continue their tear through the National League. Philadelphia has dominated through the playoffs losing just one game overall leading to this point. Trea Turner has carried the Philadelphia offense through the playoffs leading the team with a .500 batting average to go along with twelve hits in six games. Bryce Harper has boasted a team high .538 on base percentage and has scored seven runs in the playoffs. Nick Castellanos leads the team with four home runs, while Bryson Stott has posted a team leading seven RBI 's.
Aaron Nola will make his third start of the postseason Tuesday night at home. Nola has been fantastic in the playoffs allowing just two runs on nine hits across 12.2 innings of work resulting in two wins for his team. Philadelphia has five different pitchers in the playoffs with an ERA of 0, while Craig Kimbrel has picked up two saves in three outings.
Recent Betting Trends:
* The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games.
* Arizona are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
* Arizona are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Philadelphia.
* Philadelphia are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
* Philadelphia are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games at home.
Free Betting Pick: Philadelphia Phillies -160
The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the hotter teams in all of baseball continue to roll on Tuesday. Look for Philadelphia to continue to defend home field to take full control of this series. The Phillies will do enough Tuesday night to get a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks to win game two before heading to Arizona. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 6-1.