Baseball bettors look for value at Citizens Bank Park on Monday as host Philadelphia battles the Cincinnati Reds in baseball odds action.

Philadelphia sends Roy Halladay out against Mike Leake for the Reds in this game. Halladay is 6-7 with a 3.80 ERA on the season, while Leake is 5-7 on the year and has a 4.29 ERA.



View Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Cincinnati before the first pitch in this match will find them as +-150-moneyline underdogs. They will see an Sportsbook total of 7.5.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 7 (Phillies) and the No. 6 (Reds) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Philadelphia's National League No. 11-ranked scoring average of 4.1 runs per game, against a Reds offense rated No. 7 and scoring 4.4 runs per game in the league. The Phillies have averaged 8.8 hits per game to date this season, more than the Reds hitters have managed (8.6 per nine innings).

Cincinnati brings the National League's No. 2-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Phillies' league No. 10-ranked defense.

The Reds were a 5-4 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Cubs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Cincinnati at -245 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors. The Reds grabbed a win last time out, defeating Chris Volstad and the Cubs 5-4 on Sunday at Great American Ball Park.

Philadelphia won its last outing, an 8-0 result against the Brewers on August 19. Bettors who backed the Phillies at +121 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Phillies didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Milwaukee 8-0 on Sunday at Miller Park.


Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After playing Chi Cubs are 9-1
After a win are 7-3

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few Reds at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Cincinnati is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati


Next up:
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Tuesday, August 21