MLB Handicapping: Phillies vs Yankees

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Yankee Stadium will be treated to a interleague game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees when they take their seats on Tuesday. Ace righthander Roy Halladay will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Halladay is 8-4 this season with a 1.96 ERA. The Yankees will counter Halladay with ace CC Sabathia. Lefthander Sabathia has a 4.01 ERA to go along with a 6-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies defeated Boston 5-3 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Cole Hamels allowed one run on five hits with eight strikeouts over seven innings for Philadelphia, while Raul Ibanez hit a two-run home run in the win. The Yankees defeated Houston 9-5 as a -350 favorite on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Jorge Posada hit a grand slam for New York and Robinson Cano hit a solo home run and score three runs in the win. Current streak: New York has won 3 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 32-29 SU New York: 40-23 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Boston are 2-8 After a win are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Philadelphia are 7-3 After playing Houston are 7-1 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 13 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 18 games NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Philadelphia Next up: NY Yankees home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 16 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.