Phillies vs Dodgers Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday when they battle the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Ace righthander Roy Halladay will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Halladay is 16-9 this season with a 2.22 ERA. It'll be Hiroki Kuroda toeing the rubber for the Dodgers in this contest. Righthander Kuroda is 9-11 with a 3.56 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies defeated San Diego 5-0 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (6.5). Cole Hamels pitched eight shutout innings, allowing four hits while striking out six for Philadelphia and Mike Sweeney hit a two-run home run in the win. The Dodgers lost to Colorado 10-5 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Ryan Theriot drove in two runs for the Dodgers and Ted Lilly was roughed up for seven runs on nine hits in four innings. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 3 straight games. Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 73-57 SU Los Angeles: 67-64 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4 After playing San Diego are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After playing Colorado are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home Next up: LA Dodgers home to Philadelphia, Tuesday, August 31