The Philadelphia Phillies are on a 7-game winning streak against the cincinnati Reds heading into tonight's opener of a four-game set against the Reds in Philadelphia.
Cole Hamels (5-2, 2.92) will get the start for Philadelphia and Bronson Arroyo (3-4, 4.11) will go to the hill for Cincinnati. Hamels limited the Rockies to one run on five hits over eight innings in his last start. Arroyo is coming off a loss against Pittsburgh in which he surrendered five runs on seven hits in seven innings.
View Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're going with the Phillies in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -170 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.
Power Rankings:
This game puts the Phillies, most recently No. 2 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Reds, who rate a National League No. 5 in the latest survey.
How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Philadelphia's National League No. 12-ranked scoring average of 3.8 runs per game, against a Reds offense rated No. 2 and scoring 5 runs per game in the league. The Phillies have averaged 8.2 hits per game to date this season, less than the Reds hitters have managed (9 per nine innings).
Comparing defensive stats, Cincinnati owns the National League's No. 9-rated road mark, allowing 4.2 runs per game on the highway. Philadelphia, on the other hand, rates No. 9 in scoring at home.
The Reds were a 12-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Indians. That made winners of bettors who got Cleveland at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors. Cincinnati didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 12-4 to Cleveland on Sunday at Progressive Field.
Philadelphia was a 2-0 loser in its last match at home against the Rangers. They lost as -140 favorites, while the total score of 2 made winners of UNDER bettors. Philadelphia didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Matt Harrison in a losing cause, 2-0, against Texas on Sunday.
Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing Texas are 6-2
After a loss are 7-3
A few Reds at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 14 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 24
