Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Phillies-Mets Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets meet at Shea Stadium.
The Phillies will trot Jamie Moyer out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Moyer has a 0-0 record and a 7.36 ERA this season.
Moyer's opponent in this one will be Oliver Perez. The Mets lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 158-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Pat Burrell homered twice and drove in three runs on Monday afternoon to lead the Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
The Phillies were winners as -155 road favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (9).
The Mets lost to Atlanta 3-1 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Johan Santana allowed only one run on seven hits over seven innings for the Mets, but ended up taking the loss for New York.
Current streak:
New York has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 3-4 SU
New York: 2-3 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Mets's last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Next up:
NY Mets home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 9
Stevie Vincent is the founder of the ground-breaking betting science of forensic handicapping and the former Executive Editor of the Freescoreboard Tailgate Party. His BetOnSports360 sports betting plays are available exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com 
  

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