Phillies vs Mets Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Mets on Friday when they battle the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. Ace righthander Roy Halladay will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Halladay is 17-10 this season with a 2.36 ERA. It'll be Jenrry Mejia toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Righthander Mejia is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 235-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Howard belted a three-run homer and drove in six runs to lead the Phillies in a 10-6 victory over the Marlins on Wednesday. The Phillies won that game as -250 favorites, and the 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Cole Hamels tossed a four-hit shutout over seven innings to earn the win. Nick Evans pinch-hit single in the seventh lifted the Mets to a 3-2 win over the Nationals on Wednesday, as a -110 pick'em. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. R.A. Dickey improved to 10-6 with the victory, and Hisanori Takahashi tossed a scoreless ninth for his fifth save. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 3 straight games. New York has won 2 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 81-60 SU New York: 69-71 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 8-2 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 10 games at home NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Next up: NY Mets home to Philadelphia, Saturday, September 11 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.