Diamondbacks-Phillies Odds Preview

The fans at Citizens Bank Park will be treated to a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies when they take their seats on Tuesday.

The Diamondbacks will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jon Garland in this game. Garland has a 6-10 record and a 4.28 ERA this season.

It’ll be Pedro Martinez toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Martinez is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Mark Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a two-run blast for Arizona in its 9-4 loss to Atlanta on Monday.

Atlanta won as -165 home favorites as the game played OVER the 8-run total set by oddsmakers.

The Phillies defeated Atlanta 4-1 as a +115 underdog on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5).

Ryan Howard was 3-3 with two home runs and four RBI for Philadelphia, while J.A. Happ allowed only one run on three hits over 7 2-3 strong innings in the win.

Current streak:
Arizona has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Arizona: 54-65 SU
Philadelphia: 66-49 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 9-1
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Arizona are 8-2
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Philadelphia is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home

Next up:
Philadelphia home to Arizona, Wednesday, August 19