Phillies-Padres Pointspread Pointers

The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at PETCO Park.
The Phillies will trot Kyle Kendrick out to the mound in this one. Righthander Kendrick has a 10-6 record and a 4.74 ERA this season.
The Padres will counter Kendrick with Josh Banks. Righthander Banks has a 4.80 ERA to go along with a 2-5 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Pat Burrell homered to drive in the only run on Friday, as the Phillies shut out the Padres 1-0. The Phillies won the game as a -130 favorite, while the team’s played well UNDER the night’s posted over/under (8).
Jamie Moyer tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and Brad Lidge got his 29th save in the game.
Greg Maddux gave up the lone run and was pegged with the loss for the Padres, who were +120 underdogs.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 65-57 SU
San Diego: 47-75 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing San Diego are 3-7
After playing San Diego are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia’s last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego’s last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego’s last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
San Diego is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
Next up:
San Diego home to Philadelphia, Sunday, August 17

 

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