Monday, May 23, 2011

Reds vs Phillies MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park.
The Reds will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Bronson Arroyo in this game. Arroyo has a 3-4 record and a 4.11 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Phillies will be Cole Hamels. The lefthander has a 2.92 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The Reds were a 12-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Indians. That made winners of bettors who got Cleveland at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors.
Philadelphia was a 2-0 loser in its last match at home against the Rangers. They lost as -140 favorites, while the total score of 2 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Cincinnati has lost 5 straight games.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 25-22 SU
Philadelphia: 28-18 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing Texas are 6-2
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 14 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Cincinnati, Tuesday, May 24


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