The Philadelphia Phillies head into the 2022 season with great expectations after a busy shopping spree to add a little brawn to the lineup, while helping the bullpen improve tremendously.
The Phillies weren’t terribly far away in 2021, finishing 82-80 — just 6.5 games back of the eventual World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the NL East. So those late-game pitching situations and a little added pop will certainly help close the gap.
Below, we look at the Philadelphia Phillies‘ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2022 win total and World Series odds at Tipico Sportsbook.
Philadelphia Phillies’ 2022 World Series odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday, March 30 at 7:40 a.m. ET.
Odds: +3000 (bet $100 to win $3,000)
Philadelphia is expected to challenge for a playoff spot, and with the expanded postseason format, they’re a rather attractive value at this price. The Atlanta Braves ended up winning 88 games before meandering through the playoffs to win a title, and Philly could be the ’22 version of that squad.
At +3000, Philadelphia has an implied probability of winning the World Series of 3.23% or 30/1 fractional odds.
The Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates have the longest odds at +20000.
Taking the PHILLIES (+3000) to win the World Series for a 30-to-1 payoff is worth a small-unit play, as this represents good value. If I am tying up money in a long-term investment like a futures bet, at least make it worth it.
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Philadelphia Phillies’ 2022 playoff odds
Will Phillies make the playoffs: Yes +100 | No -120
The Phillies will benefit from some offseason moves and rule changes in 2022. The team inked OF Kyle Schwarber, and he figures to see plenty of at-bats. The team also added 3B/OF Nick Castellanos, who will hopefully hit plenty of 3-run homers to make it 4-0. Power is key, especially in the NL East.
Philly also will be one of many National League teams to benefit from the universal DH, playing in the bandbox known as Citizens Bank Park, or “The Vault”. The Phils were just 6.5 games back from winning the NL East, and eight games back of the final wild-card spot. The offensive additions, rule changes and addition of relief pitchers Jeurys Familia, Brad Hand and Corey Knebel will help the back end of the bullpen, preserving leads while helping the Phils to more wins.
Full team name’s 2022 win total
Over/Under: 84.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Again, the Phillies won 82 games last season, failing to qualify for the postseason. The team made some really nice moves to bolster the lineup, as well as the ‘pen. That should at least lead to a three-game improvement over last season’s performance to get them over the hump.
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Odds to win NL East Division
- New York Mets +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Atlanta Braves +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Philadelphia Phillies +425 (bet $100 to win $425)
- Miami Marlins +1500 (bet $100 to win $1,500)
- Washington Nationals +4000 (bet $100 to win $4,000)
The NL East is basically a three-horse race, and the Mets made some inroads with offseason moves. The Braves won the World Series, but lost Freddie Freeman, which is a huge loss. That gets Atlanta a lot closer to Philadelphia than these odds indicate.
Philadelphia is the best value on the board here, as the Nationals do not have a prayer, the Marlins are gonna Marlin, and the Mets and Braves are almost even-money. You have a chance to multiply your initial winnings by four or more, and if you’re going to tie your money up for the summer, you might as well get a big payday when the season winds down.
Odds to win National League
Odds: +1300 (bet $100 to win $1300)
I like the Phillies to go Over the win total and to make the playoffs. I even feel very good about Philadelphia having a more than good chance to win the NL East. However, I am not feeling them to go to the World Series.
I mean, RHP Zack Wheeler and RHP Aaron Nola are decent front-end rotation guys, but it quickly drops off with LHP Ranger Suarez, RHP Zach Eflin and journeyman RHP Kyle Gibson filling out the starting five. It’s even worse if one of these guys get hurt, as there isn’t a lot of organizational depth. It’s even more of an emergency if Wheeler or Nola go down for any length of time.
The pitching should be good enough to be third or better in the NL East, and be one of the upper-echelon teams in the NL. But the World Series? Yeah, that’s a stretch. AVOID.
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