Phillies vs Mets MLB Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Citi Field. The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Cole Hamels in this game. Hamels has a 7-8 record and a 3.45 ERA this season. Hamels's opponent in this one will be R.A. Dickey. The Mets righthander has a 2.65 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies scored eight runs in the final two innings to come back and defeat the Dodgers 10-9 on Thursday, as +100 underdogs. That game's 19 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Carlos Ruiz went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs for the Phillies. Danys Baez tossed a scoreless ninth to pull out the win. Johan Santana tossed a complete-game four-hit shutout on Thursday, as the Mets beat the Rockies 4-0. The Mets won that game as -150 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Santana fanned 10 batters and improved to 10-6 overall, while Carlos Beltran went 3-for-3 with one RBI for the Mets. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 2 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 64-50 SU New York: 57-57 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After playing Colorado are 4-6 After a win are 0-10 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 15 of NY Mets's last 21 games when playing Philadelphia NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia NY Mets are 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Philadelphia Next up: NY Mets home to Philadelphia, Saturday, August 14 The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty.