A just pattern of thumb might be that anyone who says they know what's going to find in the National League playoffs doesn't, but here are about things we do know.
The Phillies are the better team in the National League, and on those grounds you would think, the favourite to win the Pennant. However, the Phillies are likewise a squad that can go mysteriously dead at any given time for no special reason: a big team but a flawed team.
