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Chicago vs Philadelphia Phillies Predictions May 20, 2023: J. Taillon vs A. Nola

Game time: May 20, 2023 at 4:05 PM ET

Venue: Citizens Bank Park — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Article updated May 19, 2:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are on the road playing the Philadelphia Phillies at the Citizens Bank Park stadium on Saturday, 5/20/2023 @ 4:05pm EST. Jameson Taillon (ERA: 6.29) will be

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are on the road playing the Philadelphia Phillies at the Citizens Bank Park stadium on Saturday, 5/20/2023 @ 4:05pm EST. Jameson Taillon (ERA: 6.29) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and Aaron Nola (ERA: 4.53) will be starting for Phillies. Philadelphia is the betting favorite opening at -145 and the current line is Philadelphia -156.

Cubs vs Phillies Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Phillies to win today's game by -1 points and the total to go under 9 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Chicago 4 to Philadelphia 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

56% of SportsJaw players predict Philadelphia Phillies to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Philadelphia will win straight-up is 61%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Philadelphia Phillies to win and the total score to be 9.

OddsShark 's prediction is Philadelphia will win and the total will go over.

O: 5.5% picked Chicago Cubs on Covers.com

MLB · Chicago at Philadelphia Phillies

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Chicago Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 20, Chicago is ranked #10 in offense (scoring an average of 4.79 per game), #13 in defense (allowing an average of 4.28 points to be scored against them per game) and are 20-24 this season.

Philadelphia Key Betting Stats

Philadelphia Phillies has a power ranking of 18 and are #21 for offense (scoring an average of 4.26 per game), #24 for defense (giving up an average of 4.93 points per game) and 88-74 overall. Chicago went 0-3 in their last 3 matchups against Philadelphia.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago+130 → +136Moved
  • Moneyline · Philadelphia Phillies-145 → -156Moved
  • Spread · Chicago+1.5 (-158) → +1.5 (-145)Moved
  • Spread · Philadelphia Phillies-1.5 (+138) → -1.5 (+125)Moved
  • Total · Over9 (-110) → 9 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under9 (-110) → 9 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

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Last 0 completed games on file
Philadelphia Phillies
88-74 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-19T18:14:12.266Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-05-19Chicago 10 · Philadelphia Phillies 1
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Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago 12-3

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago 12-3 on May 20, 2023, a 9-run decision in the series. Philadelphia Phillies' strongest period was the 1st inning, when it outscored its opponent 6-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago +1.5 (-145) spread, Philadelphia Phillies covered, while the 15 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 9.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • PeytoncTotal · Under 9 (-110)Loss
  • AdrianMariucciMoneyline · Philadelphia Phillies -145Win
  • JtmcentireMoneyline · Chicago +143Loss
  • Novacek84Moneyline · Chicago +143Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Philadelphia Phillies -153Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 9 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago +137Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 9 (-110)Win
  • Amp2224Moneyline · Philadelphia Phillies -153Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Philadelphia Phillies -153Win
  • BtMoneyline · Philadelphia Phillies -153Win