Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-145) Houston (+125)

The Philadelphia Phillies (47-31) are headed to Daikin Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Houston Astros (45-33). The line on this contest has Philadelphia at -145 and Houston is opening at +125. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ranger Suarez and Framber Valdez.

As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which is 7th in MLB. They have earned 369 runs and hold an OBP of .332. The Phillies have accounted for 125 doubles as a squad and have hit 83 balls out of the park. They have earned 352 RBI's and 684 base knocks this year, and their batting average comes in at .258. Philadelphia has a slugging % of .407 and have struck out 607 times, while drawing a walk on 274 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Phillies pitchers have allowed 85 long balls and 328 runs in total (16th in MLB). Philadelphia has given up 663 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 302 earned runs. The Phillies have a team earned run average of 3.89 on the season (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 717 batters. They have walked 229 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.68 as a squad this season.

Phillies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 52 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 37 holds on the year (27th in MLB). The Phillies bullpen have a save rate of 60.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 78 save situations. They have recorded 24 saves so far this season and have not converted 16 of their 40 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 73 base runners for the season and 41.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Phillies have sent 246 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Phillies have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of 6,291 innings, ranking them 22nd in MLB. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a total of 2,097 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 682 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball, and they have turned 50 double plays.

Suarez has taken the ball for 661 frames and has 606 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.32 (244 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.266. He has surrendered 621 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 216 free passes. Suarez (47-30 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.27 and he has faced 2,775 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Astros hold a team slugging % of .402 and they score 4.27 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have put up 113 doubles, while walking 229 times and putting up 333 runs. Houston has knocked in 84 HRs so far this season as well as 317 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 606 occasions (25th in MLB) and have tallied 674 base hits. The Houston Astros have tallied a team OBP of .323 as well as a batting average of .257 over the course of the season.

The Houston pitching staff have allowed 287 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.53 (270 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 84 long balls and they relinquish 3.75 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.158 with a FIP of 3.59 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 10.00 (768 strikeouts against 236 free passes). They have a ranking of 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 562.

Houston has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 22 saves. They are ranked 5th in MLB holding a save rate of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 241 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and on 58 occasions with runners on base. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of their 85 inherited base runners. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Astros have tallied 48 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have turned 48 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (14th in professional baseball). The Astros have recorded 586 assists, 36 errors and have a total of 2,069 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 6,207 innings played, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (8th in pro baseball).

Valdez (76-45 career win-loss record) has a 3.28 earned run average and has allowed 7.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.73 and he has gone up against 4,066 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 359 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.189 and a FIP of 3.2. In his career, Valdez has given up 816 hits while he has accumulated 965 K's in 984 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (+125)

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