The Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Coors Field in Game 3 of their NLDS.The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Pedro Martinez in this game. Martinez has a 5-1 record and a 3.63 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Rockies will be Jason Hammel. The righthander has a 4.45 ERA to go along with a 10-8 record this season.
Sportsbetting.com currently have the Rockies listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The Rockies built up an early lead and held on for a 5-4 win over the Phillies in Game 2 of the series on Thursday.
The Rockies won that game as +150 underdogs, while the nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9).
Yorvit Torrealba went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer for the Rockies. Aaron Cook allowed just three runs over five innings for the win, and Huston Street closed out the ninth for his first save of the postseason.
Raul Ibanez drove in a pair of runs for the Phillies, who were -170 favorites. Cole Hamels gave up seven hits and four runs over five innings in suffering the loss.
A few baseball betting trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Philadelphia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Colorado is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
