Nationals vs Phillies Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Friday. Righthander Jason Marquis will take the mound for the Nationals to start this game. Marquis is 0-5 this season with a 14.33 ERA. Starting this game for the Phillies will be ace Roy Halladay. The righthander has a 2.24 ERA to go along with a 15-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 370-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Willie Harris launched a two-run homer and the Nationals defeated the Braves 6-2 Thursday, as +190 underdogs. The game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Michael Morse also went deep for the Nationals, while John Lannan scattered seven hits and two earned runs over 5 1-3 innings in that win. The Phillies were defeated 5-2 by the Giants last time out, as -190 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Cole Hamels suffered the loss for the Phillies, allowing seven hits and five runs over five innings. Team records: Washington: 52-69 SU Philadelphia: 68-52 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a win are 2-8 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 8-2 After playing San Francisco are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia Washington is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games Washington is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing Philadelphia Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Washington Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington Philadelphia is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Philadelphia home to Washington, Saturday, August 21 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.