Phillies at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 27
Thursday, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals open the 2025 regular season in our nation’s capital.
Zack Wheeler is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against MacKenzie Gore for Washington
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Phillies at Nationals
- Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Time: 4:05PM EST
- Site: Nationals Park
- City: Washington, DC
- Network/Streaming: NBC Sports Philadelphia, MASN
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Odds for the Phillies at the Nationals
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
- Moneyline: Philadelphia Phillies (-175), Washington Nationals (+145)
- Spread: Phillies -1.5 (-102), Nationals +1.5 (-118)
- Total: 7.0 runs
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Probable starting pitchers for Phillies at Nationals
- Thursday’s pitching matchup (DATE): Zack Wheeler vs. MacKenzie Gore
- Phillies: Zack Wheeler
Spring Training – 4GP, 14 IP, 0-1, 3.86 ERA, 13 Ks - Nationals: MacKenzie Gore
Spring Training – 4GP, 16.1 IP, 2-1, 2.76 ERA, 18 Ks
- Phillies: Zack Wheeler
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Phillies at Nationals
- Alec Bohm who was rumored to be on the trading block this offseason led the Phillies this Spring with a .370 average
- Kyle Schwarber collected 9 hits in 49 ABs (.184) this Spring
- Dylan Crews was 15-55 (.273) this Spring for the Nationals
- Josh Bell struck out 19 times in just 46 ABs this Spring for Washington
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Expert picks & predictions for Thursday’s game between the Phillies and the Nationals
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Phillies and the Nationals:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Phillies on Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Phillies -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 7.0.
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