MLB Betting: Phillies vs Rockies

The fans at Coors Field will be treated to a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies when they take their seats on Monday.
The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Cliff Lee in this game. Lee has a 15-13 record and a 3.14 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Rockies will be Ubaldo Jimenez. The righthander has a 3.59 ERA to go along with a 15-13 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Phillies defeated Colorado 6-5 as a -110 favorite on Sunday to take a 2-1 series lead. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Chase Utley was 2-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored for Philadelphia, while Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz each drove in a pair of runs.
Carlos Gonzalez was 3-4 with a solo home run and three runs scored for Colorado and Garrett Atkins had a pair of RBI.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 93-69 SU
Colorado: 92-70 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado’s last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado’s last 6 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Colorado at Philadelphia, Tuesday, October 13
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