Philadelphia Phillies

52-42

Detroit Tigers

43-50

6:40 PM ET Comerica Park NBCSP

Back Detroit at home as Aaron Nola's 5.87 ERA invites the Tigers to hit.

Detroit is the de-vigged favorite with the day's clear pitching mismatch in their favor.

SideBET HOME ML at DET -126.

TotalPASS at 8.5.

Lean6/10

Confidence

Nola carries a 5.87 ERA and 10.27 H/9 into a hittable spot.
Flaherty's 10.88 K/9 tops Nola's strikeout stuff on the mound.
Detroit's 4.4 implied total edges Philadelphia's 4.1 at home.

Best Bet Detroit moneyline at -126 against a struggling Aaron Nola.

Total8.5

PHI Win48%

DET Win56%

Implied PHI4.1

Implied DET4.4

Vegas / Market

Total

8.5

Run line

DET 1.5

PHI ML

+108 48%

DET ML

-126 56%

PHI4.1

DET4.4

The de-vigged prices set Detroit at 4.4 and Philadelphia at 4.1, a slim home lean that matches DET -126 on the moneyline. That is an efficient number rather than a soft one, so the value sits on the side, not the total sitting right at 8.5. Nola's profile nudges me toward Detroit at a price that still pays plus-money in some spots.

Pitching Matchup

PHI

Aaron Nola

3-6 · 92.0 IP

ERA

5.87

WHIP

1.46

K/9

9.2

BB/9

2.8

DET

Jack Flaherty

2-8 · 76.1 IP

ERA

4.60

WHIP

1.45

K/9

10.9

BB/9

4.4

Flaherty owns the missing-bat edge with a 10.88 K/9, though his 4.38 BB/9 leaves runners on and pushes up his pitch count. Nola misses bats too at 9.20 K/9, but the 5.87 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, and 10.27 H/9 point to loud contact all season. The command is closer than the strikeout gap suggests, yet Flaherty holds the clear overall edge.

Offense Comparison

PHIrank of 30DET

4.4 18 Runs / G 20 4.3

0.237 23 AVG 24 0.236

1.31 6 HR / G 13 1.19

8.76 8 K / G 10 8.69

Philadelphia brings more thump against Flaherty with a 1.31 HR/game mark (6th) headlined by Schwarber and Harper, giving them stack appeal if his walks pile up. Detroit's contact-leaning group ranks 20th in runs but gets a favorable draw against a home-run-prone Nola, where Greene, Carpenter, and Torkelson can do damage. Both lineups swing and miss at similar rates, near 8.7 K/game.

Weather & Park

4 mph L to R cross · neutral

Conditions

Overcast

Temp

71°

Humidity

87%

Comerica is outdoors with overcast skies, 71F, and a light 4 mph cross breeze graded neutral, so no meaningful weather push toward runs either way.

DFS Angles

Stack Detroit's Greene, Carpenter, and Torkelson against Nola's home-run tendency, with cheap salaries offering 3.0x-plus value in a favorable home spot. A secondary Philadelphia stack of Schwarber and Harper is viable if Flaherty's walks unravel.

Flaherty is the better DFS arm here given his 10.88 K/9 upside, though the 4.38 BB/9 caps his floor. Fade Nola given the 5.87 ERA and matchup risk.

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