Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Diego Padres will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies at The Phillies will give the ball to starter Joe Blanton in this one. Righthander Blanton is 5-6 this season with a 5.32 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Jon Garland who starts for the Padres. Righthander Garland is 13-8 with a 3.25 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Placido Polanco drove in the winning run in the 12th to lift the Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Padres on Friday, as +115 underdogs. The five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Chad Durbin pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win for the Phillies. Ernesto Frieri gave up the winning run and was saddled with the Padres loss. Current streak: Team records: Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 San Diego most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Diego Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games San Diego is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home San Diego is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games San Diego is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Philadelphia San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: What is the secret of the best sports handicapping website? Where is it? The same portal where the best sports betting podcasts are and the source of the best YouTube sports wagering channel OffshoreInsiders.com. |