Maikel Franco #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates after scoring a run against the Washington Nationals in the seventh inning at Nationals Park on June 23, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Phillies are Becoming a Reliable OVER Wager

The Washington Nationals’ struggles at the plate have resulted in the club sliding down the NL East standings. The Nats, who have dropped nine of their last 12 contests, are averaging three runs per game in that span. The Nationals will look to get into gear offensively against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Sportsbooks opened the Phils as +106 road underdogs with a total of 9.

SHARK BITES
  • The Phillies are 1-4 in Pivetta's last five starts.
  • The OVER is 8-3 in the Phillies' last 11 games.
  • The UNDER is 5-1-1 in Pivetta's last seven road starts.

Who has the edge in the pitching matchup?

Nick Pivetta and Jefry Rodriguez are slated to get the ball in this one. Pivetta (4-6, 4.08 ERA) is winless in his last five starts but had a great outing in his last appearance against the Cardinals. The Canadian struck out a career-high 13 batters over 7 1/3 innings of work but allowed two runs on four hits and a walk while failing to factor into the decision. Pivetta was ripped for six runs on five hits and three walks in just over one inning in his last meeting with Washington on May 4.

Rodriguez (0-0, 4.66) threw 4 2/3 innings of relief in his first career appearance on June 3 at Atlanta but was taken for five runs on four hits and three walks over five innings against Baltimore on Tuesday. The hurler went 5-3 with a 3.31 ERA in 13 starts for Double-A Harrisburg before being recalled by the Phillies.

Phillies are becoming a reliable OVER wager

If you like to bet totals and you haven’t been paying attention to the Phillies of late, it’s time to take notice of their penchant for going OVER totals. In Philadelphia’s last 11 games, the OVER is 8-3. So far in the series, the first game went above the total thanks to 12 runs by the Phils, while the OVER narrowly missed out on hitting in game two only half a run.

The Phillies are 1-4 in Pivetta's last five starts.away The OVER is 8-3 in the Phillies' last 11 games.away The UNDER is 5-1-1 in Pivetta's last seven road starts.away
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