Nationals vs. Phillies prediction: Why Philadelphia is favored to win Saturday's MLB matchup [8/23/2025]

The Philadelphia Phillies will face the Washington Nationals in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, commencing at 6:05PM ET.

The Phillies will start Aaron Nola (1-7, 6.92 ERA), up against Mitchell Parker (7-13, 5.83 ERA) for the Nationals.

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

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

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's MLB matchup between the Nationals and Phillies 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives the Phillies a 67% chance of defeating the Nationals.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and the Nationals and Phillies each have a 50% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 10.5 runs has a 54% chance of staying under.

Nationals vs. Phillies odds [8/23/2025]

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

Bet Type	Nationals	Phillies
Run Line	+1.5 (+112)	-1.5 (-130)
Moneyline	+215	-250
Total	o10.5 (-109)	u10.5 (-110)

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

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Nationals vs. Phillies game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's MLB matchup between the Phillies and Nationals at Citizens Bank Park is scheduled to start at 6:05PM ET.

• Who: Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies
• Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025
• Time: 6:05PM ET/3:05PM PT
• Venue: Citizens Bank Park

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Conclusion

We predict the Phillies, with a 67% win probability, will likely beat the Nationals on Saturday.

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