Giants vs. Phillies Prediction: Philadelphia Predicted to Win Thursday's MLB Matchup [4/17/2025]

The Philadelphia Phillies will square off with the San Francisco Giants in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, beginning at 4:05PM ET.

The Phillies will send Cristopher Sánchez (1-0, 3.12 ERA) to the mound, up against Jordan Hicks (1-1, 5.87 ERA) for the Giants.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Phillies as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's San Francisco-Philadelphia game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast the Phillies with a win probability of 62% and the Giants with 38%."

For a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Giants vs. Phillies predictions page.

Giants vs. Giants Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

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

Our famous predictive model gives the Phillies a 62% chance of defeating the Giants.

According to our model, the Giants (+1.5) have a 57% chance of covering the run line, while the 7.5-run over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Giants vs. Phillies Odds [4/17/2025]

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

Bet Type	Giants	Phillies
Run Line	+1.5 (-125)	-1.5 (+105)
Moneyline	+170	-200
Total	o7.5 (-115)	u7.5 (-102)

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

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Giants vs. Phillies Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Giants vs. Phillies matchup is on the moneyline.

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Giants vs. Phillies Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's MLB matchup between the Phillies and Giants at Citizens Bank Park is scheduled to start at 4:05PM ET.

• Who: San Francisco Giants vs. Philadelphia Phillies
• Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
• Time: 4:05PM ET/1:05PM PT
• Venue: Citizens Bank Park

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Conclusion

We predict the Phillies, with a 62% win probability, will likely beat the Giants on Thursday.

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