MLB Odds: Phillies vs Red Sox

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Fenway Park. The Phillies will give the ball to starter Jamie Moyer in this one. Lefthander Moyer is 6-5 this season with a 3.98 ERA. Starting this game for the Red Sox will be John Lackey. The righthander has a 4.72 ERA to go along with a 6-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies were shut down 2-0 by the Marlins last time out, as -160 favorites. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Roy Halladay scattered six hits and one run over eight innings in that loss. The Red Sox were defeated 8-7 by the Indians last time out, as -210 favorites. That game's 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Daniel Bard gave up two runs off two hits and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Boston has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 31-27 SU Boston: 35-27 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 9-1 Before playing Boston are 4-6 After playing Florida are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Philadelphia are 8-2 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road Philadelphia is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games Philadelphia is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games when playing Boston Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Boston is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing Philadelphia Next up: Boston home to Philadelphia, Saturday, June 12 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.