Phillies-Padres Who Will Cover?

The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at PETCO Park.
Ace lefthander Cole Hamels will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Hamels is 9-8 this season with a 3.32 ERA.
It’ll be Cha Seung Baek toeing the rubber for the Padres in this contest. Righthander Baek is 3-7 with a 5.10 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Padres evened their three-game series with a convincing 8-3 win over the Phillies on Saturday, as +138 underdogs. The combined 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Brian Giles drove in four runs to lead the Padres, and Jody Gerut had two RBIs. Chad Reineke allowed three earned runs over five innings to get the win.
Shane Victorino went 2-for-4 with one RBI for the Phillies, who were favored at -145 in that game. Kyle Kendrick was taken for six runs in just under four innings of work in the loss.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 65-58 SU
San Diego: 48-75 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego’s last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego’s last 8 games at home
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
San Diego is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games at home
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Washington, Tuesday, August 19
San Diego at Arizona, Tuesday, August 19

 

 

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