Everything should be recognizable to Roy Halladay when he visits the mound at Toronto's Rogers Centre. The only difference for the former Blue Jay's pitcher will be the uniform he wearing when he goes as starter for Saturday's matinee (1:05 pm ET) between the Phillies and Blue Jays. Toronto should put up a good fight as they counter with a pitcher they're excited about, right-hander Carlos Villanueva.
With Halladay and Villanueva scheduled as today's starters, online sportsbook BODOG.eu lists the Phillies as -168 MLB Odds moneyline favorites in this one with a combined 7-run total (over/under).Blue Jays' backers will be getting +148 odds as moneyline underdogs. Run-line prices have the Phillies at – 1 1/2 (-105) while Toronto is at +1 1/2 (+148).
Halladay, who's making his first start against his former team, is rocking along this season at 10-3 with a solid 2.40 ERA. Halladay last pitched against Oakland when he lasted the complete game, allowing just one earned run on eight hits.
Carlos Villanueva, who only has one loss on the year to go with a very respectable 3.15 ERA, picked up his fifth win after pitching six solid innings against the Cardinals in which he allowed just five hits and two runs in the 6-3 win. He has recorded seven successive winning decisions prior to a 2-1 loss in Cincinnati on June 19.
The Phillies were 7-6 winners in Friday's series opener against the Blue Jays. It was a profitable night for their betting backers as they cashed as +135 moneyline dogs. The 13 runs to cross the plate was good news for OVER bettors to.
The Phillies have dominated inter-league play with Toronto in recent past winning five of the last six games when playing at Toronto and is 4-1 SU in its last five games against the Jays anywhere. The total's gone UNDER in five of the Phillies last seven games. However; contrary to that, the UNDER is trending in recent Blue Jays games hitting below the posted total in 12 of their last 16 games.
Early moneyline betting trends show 90% of MLB Odds moneyline action on the Phillies giving -168 while OVER betting is right down the middle 50/50.
