Royals vs. Phillies prediction: Why Philadelphia is favored to win Saturday's MLB matchup [9/13/2025]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals will lock horns in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, starting at 6:05PM ET.

Taijuan Walker (4-8, 4.03 ERA) will get the ball for the Phillies, while the Royals are going with Ryan Bergert (2-2, 3.48 ERA).

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model predicts the Phillies as the most likely winner of today's game.

For further insights into Saturday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Royals vs. Phillies predictions page.

Phillies vs. Royals prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's MLB game between the Royals and Phillies 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Phillies a 56% chance of defeating the Royals.

According to our model, the Royals (+1.5) have a 61% chance of covering the run line, while the 8.5-run over/under has a 62% chance of going over.

Royals vs. Phillies odds [9/13/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Royals	Phillies
Run Line	+1.5 (-152)	-1.5 (+145)
Moneyline	+144	-140
Total	o8.5 (-139)	u8.5 (+107)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Royals vs. Phillies picks and best bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Royals vs. Phillies matchup is on the run line.

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Royals vs. Phillies game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's MLB action between the Phillies and Royals at Citizens Bank Park is scheduled to begin at 6:05PM ET.

• Who: Kansas City Royals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
• Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
• Time: 6:05PM ET/3:05PM PT
• Venue: Citizens Bank Park

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Conclusion

We predict the Phillies, with a 56% win probability, will likely beat the Royals on Saturday.

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