MLB Wagering Action - Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros
After correctly advising the MLB baseball
betting community that the Philadelphia
Phillies, (26-22, 19-29 RL) were going
to trounce the Washington Nationals,
which they did 12-2, I am back today
to give MLB bettors another winning online
sports betting wager on another Phillies
contest as they take on the surprising
Houston Astros, (27-21, 31-17 RL) tonight
in sports gambling action.
Unfortunately,
after beating mediocre Nationals starters,
Chris Sampson and Shawn Chacon the
last two night’s
the Phillies will have to face Astros
staff ace Roy Oswalt, (4-4, 5.43 ERA)
though Oswalt may not be at full strength
after his last outing, a controversy-stirring
stint that he left a game against the
Texas Rangers with a hip injury and was
told to continue pitching even though
he suggested to the team that he shouldn’t.
"It's not a muscle strain, so that's
a good thing," Oswalt told the Astros'
official Web site. "I think it's
more of a tendon ... I think it's just
inflamed more than anything."
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Oswalt will be going up against Phillies
right-hander Kyle Kendrick, (3-2, 4.76
ERA) and a Phillies lineup that may be
getting ready to take off as slugger
Ryan Howard is beginning to finally find
his stroke after homering twice against
the Nationals on Wednesday for his 11th
and 12th home runs of the season.
"It's huge after the first two
games, where we kind of got off to a
slow start with hits and runs, to be
able to come out and explode the way
we did," said Howard, who went 0-for-7
in the first two games. "Hopefully,
we can carry it over to our next trip."
Kendrick, who
threw one scoreless inning in his last
start against the Toronto Blue Jays on
Sunday before a rain delay ended his
night.
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Kendrick
will pitch tonight’s
sports betting game on three days' rest
because of his short stint.
"We didn't want Kyle to sit around
for five more days," Phillies pitching
coach Rich Dubee said.
Winners of nine of their last 13 games,
the Astros have the look of a legitimate
contender after a rocky start.
"Early on we were just trying to
find out who we are," said Cooper,
whose team has won nine of 13. "Now
we know who we are and we're pretty good."
Here
is a look at tonight’s key
trends followed by my MLB Betting Free
Picks:
The
Phillies are 7-0 in Kendrick’s
last seven starts during game one of
a series.
The
Phillies are 6-1 in Kendrick’s
last seven road starts.
The Astros
are 4-0 in Oswalt’s
last four starts as a home favorite of
-110 to -150.
The Astros
are 7-0 in Oswalt’s
last seven starts as a favorite of -110
to -150.
The Over
is 5-1 in Kendrick’s
last six starts during game one of a
series.
The Over
is 7-1-1 in Oswalt’s
last nine home starts vs. a team with
a winning record.
The Astros
are 6-0 in Oswalt’s
last six starts vs. Phillies.
The Under
is 4-1-1 in Oswalt’s
last six starts vs. Phillies.
Analysis:
While Roy Oswalt is an absolutely fine
pitcher and the better of the two starters
tonight, I’m going to
take the Philadelphia Phillies to win
this matchup by getting to Oswalt who
may not be at totally full strength after
last week’s injury, though I will
admit that the Astros have looked particularly
good the last few weeks.
MLB Free Picks: Phillies 5 Astros 4
08:05 PM EST MLB Odds
Philadelphia Phillies
Kyle Kendrick
- R +1½ -190
Houston Astros
Roy Oswalt
- R -1½ +160
Over 9½ EV
Under 9½ -120
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