Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Red Sox-Phillies Pointspread Pointers

The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a interleague game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Wednesday.

Righthander Justin Masterson will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Masterson is 3-1 this season with a 2.90 ERA.

Starting this game for the Phillies will be Kyle Kendrick. The righthander has a 4.54 ERA to go along with a 6-2 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 119-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Jon Lester tossed seven scoreless innings to get the win, as the Red Sox shut out the Phillies 3-0 on Tuesday night.

Boston cashed as +100 road underdogs as the game played under the 10-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Coco Crisp went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs batted in for the Red Sox, who got a perfect ninth inning from Jonathan Papelbon in the upset.

Losing pitcher Jamie Moyer allowed two runs over five innings for Philadelphia, while Jimmy Rollins and Pedro Feliz were both 2-for-3 for the Phillies.

Team records:
Boston: 45-29 SU
Philadelphia: 42-31 SU

Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 7-3
After playing Philadelphia are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 2-1
After playing Boston are 1-9
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Boston is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 15 games
Philadelphia is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Boston

Next up:
Boston home to St. Louis, Friday, June 20
Philadelphia home to LA Angels, Friday, June 20

 

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