San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies 8/18/19 - MLB Baseball O/U Pick & Betting Odds
San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: 1:05 PM ET
Aug. 18, 2019
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : San Diego -110 O/U 10.0
The San Diego Padres entered Saturday's game having lost 4 of their past 5 games and scoring an average of 4 runs per game in the 4 defeats. The San Diego Padres, entering this series, had been held to 3 or less runs in 10 of their 19 road games since July 1st.
The Philadelphia Phillies, before Friday's rare explosion on offense, had been held to 4 or less runs in 12 of their 19 home games since July 1st. The Philadelphia Phillies entered this series off another game in which they struggled at the plate against a starter as they were shut down by Yu Darvish of the Chicago Cubs.
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The San Diego Padres start Joey Lucchesi in the third and final game of this series with the Philadelphia Phillies. The San Diego Padres Joey Lucchesi has allowed 3 earned runs or less in 12 of his past 17 starts.
The Philadelphia Phillies start Jason Vargas in the third and final game of this series with the San Diego Padres. In his 3 starts since being acquired from the New York Mets, Jason Vargas has produced quality starts in both of his home outings. Jason Vargas allowed just 2 earned runs in each starts while logging at least 6 innings in each outing.
Recent Betting Trends:
San Diego, entering Saturday, is 12-18 this season against NL East opponents
Padres O/U, entering Saturday, is 10-4 this season in August games
San Diego, entering Saturday, is 7-14 this year when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season
Philadelphia, entering Saturday, is 38-22 this season when the money line is -100 to -150
Phillies O/U, entering Saturday, is 7-15 this season after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games
Philadelphia O/U is 0-3 in Jason Vargas' 3 starts since coming to Phillies
Free Betting Pick: UNDER 10 in Philadelphia
With consideration to all of the above factors, runs are likely to be few and far between in this one. The best bet (value) is to play under the total based on a projected final score of San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3