Baseball Handicapping: Phillies vs Blue Jays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday when they battle the Toronto Blue Jays. Ace righthander Roy Halladay will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Halladay is 8-6 this season with a 2.43 ERA. Halladay's opponent in this one will be Jesse Litsch. The Blue Jays righthander has a 6.75 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 245-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Placido Polanco went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in and the Phillies defeated the Indians 12-3 on Thursday, as -150 favorites. That game's 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Joe Blanton pitched 7 2-3 innings for the victory, giving up six hits and three runs with eight strikeouts. Brandon Morrow tossed eight scoreless innings with eight strikeouts on Thursday, as the Blue Jays shut down the Cardinals 5-0. The Blue Jays took that contest as +116 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Vernon Wells launched two home runs and drove in three runs for the Blue Jays. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 3 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 38-32 SU Toronto: 39-34 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 5-3 After a win are 5-5 Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 4-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 16 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto Philadelphia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia Toronto is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: Toronto home to Philadelphia, Saturday, June 26 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.