Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Philadelphia Phillies and the Florida Marlins will meet on the field at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. Ace righthander Roy Halladay will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Halladay is 6-3 this season with a 2.22 ERA. The Marlins will counter Halladay with ace Josh Johnson. Righthander Johnson has a 2.43 ERA to go along with a 5-1 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Phillies snapped a five-game losing skid by sneaking past the Marlins 3-2 on Friday. The Phillies won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Chase Utley drove in the winning run to lift the Phillies. Kyle Kendrick went six innings on the mound for the win, and Jose Contreras closed out the ninth for his third save. Chris Volstad surrendered three earned runs off seven hits over 6 1-3 innings in the Marlins loss. Current streak: Team records: Florida: 24-25 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Florida are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Florida most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After playing Philadelphia are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Florida Philadelphia is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Florida Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Florida is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Philadelphia Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Florida is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: Stevie Vincent is being mentioned in the same sentence with gambling legends Joe Duffy, Roxy Roxborough, Bob Martin, and Pete Axthelm. Betting on sports will never be the same thanks to his groundbreaking forensic handicapping featured exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com |