Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks 8/5/19 - MLB Baseball O/U Pick & Betting Odds
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB: 9:40 PM ET
Aug. 05, 2019
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Arizona -110 O/U 9.5
The Philadelphia Phillies enter this series off a 10-5 loss at home to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The Philadelphia Phillies have allowed an average of 6 runs per game in their past 9 games. The Philadelphia Phillies enter this series having gone 8-4 in their last 12 road games and averaging 5 runs scored per game in these dozen games.
The total appears to be where the best value is in this series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks enter this series off a 7-5 win at home against the Washington Nationals Sunday. The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored an average of 6.3 runs per game in their past 8 games.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are starting Vincent Velasquez in the opener of this series. Vincent Velasquez faced the Arizona Diamondbacks twice last season and compiled an 8.31 ERA in those two starts against them. Vincent Velasquez has faced NL West opponents in 2 of his last 3 starts and has a 5.40 ERA in those outings.
The Arizona Diamondbacks start Merrill Kelley in the opener of this series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Merrill Kelley has a 15.75 ERA in his last two starts and has allowed 5 homers in those two outings.
Recent Betting Trends:
Philadelphia is 6-2 in their last 8 road games
Phillies O/U is 0-5 in their last 5 road games
Philadelphia is 6-9 in their last 15 road games against right-handed starters
Arizona, entering Sunday, is 5-8 in their last 13 games
Diamondbacks O/U, entering Sunday, is 9-6-2 in their last 17 games
Arizona, entering Sunday, is 10-6 in their last 16 home games
Free Betting Pick: OVER 9.5 in Arizona
With consideration to all of the above factors, runs are likely to be plentiful in this one. The best bet (value) is to play over the total based on a projected final score of Philadelphia Phillies 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 5