{"id":289756,"date":"2024-08-09T15:08:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=289756"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:08:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:08:58","slug":"phillies-vs-diamondbacks-props-august-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/phillies-vs-diamondbacks-props-august-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies vs. Diamondbacks props Aug. 9: Bet on Zack Wheeler despite tough matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zack Wheeler is on the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies tonight to face an Arizona Diamondbacks squad that he carved up earlier this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Wheeler, who has six-plus strikeouts in five consecutive starts, is the headliner for my prop bets in this late-night matchup. I’m also backing Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber in a plus-money parlay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Phillies vs. Diamondbacks props<\/a> for Aug. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks props<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to full Phillies\/Diamondbacks betting markets<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet:<\/a> Wheeler over 5.5 Ks (-127)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #91084<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arizona is one of the most disciplined teams at the plate, which is why this line comes in so low. None of the past 10 starting pitchers to face the D-backs cleared this total, and that list includes Paul Skenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, you might think I’d look to fade Wheeler at more enticing odds. But he’s already shown he can soar past 5.5 Ks against this team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, Wheeler went 7.0 strong innings against the D-backs, allowing just one run on two hits while striking out eight. Against Arizona’s current lineup, the righty has 51 Ks over 181 plate appearances (good for a hearty 28.2% K rate).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among his 22 starts this season, Wheeler has cashed this prop 15 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, Arizona is among the league’s best in terms of K rate, whiff rate and chase rate \u2014 ranking sixth-best or better in each of those categories. So this one could be a bit of a sweat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Wheeler has demonstrated \u2014 against Arizona in particular and the league at large \u2014 that he’s capable of clearing this total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Wheeler has 148 strikeouts over 22 starts (6.7 Ks per outing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Parlay: Bell, Schwarber 1+ hits each (+132):<\/a><\/strong> One player who wasn’t on the D-backs the last time they faced Wheeler is Bell, who has some impressive numbers in this head-to-head matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bell, who has seen Wheeler more than twice as many times as any of his teammates, is 13-for-43 (.302) off the right-hander with four homers and two doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his past 14 games, Bell is batting .333 and has cashed this prop 11 times. He already has three multi-hit games in seven appearances for Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if Bell is heating up, Schwarber is already scorching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #91089<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia’s leadoff man has clubbed eight hits over his past three games \u2014 and six of them went for extra bases. He’s now 15-for-32 (.469) during an eight-game hit streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schwarber, a lefty hitter, has reverse splits that don’t work in his favour against right-hander Ryne Nelson. But I still don’t think a single hit is too much to ask of the designated hitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLB picks<\/a> made at 11:00 a.m. ET 08\/09\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zack Wheeler is on the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies tonight to face an Arizona Diamondbacks squad that he carved up earlier this season. The pregame narrative: Wheeler, who has six-plus strikeouts in five consecutive starts, is the headliner for my prop bets in this late-night matchup. I’m also backing Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":289780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-289756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPhillies vs. Diamondbacks props: Aug. 9 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Phillies vs. Diamondbacks props for Aug. 9. 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