The Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Dodger Stadium in Game 2 of the NLCS.The Phillies will give the ball to starter Pedro Martinez in this one. Righthander Martinez is 5-1 this season with a 3.63 ERA.
Martinez's opponent in this one will be Vicente Padilla. The Dodgers righthander has a 4.31 ERA to go along with a 13-6 record this season.
Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Dodgers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 8-6 in Game 1 on Thursday. The Phillies won the game as a -110 pick'em, while the 14 runs sailed OVER the posted total (7.5).
Cole Hamels allowed four runs over eight innings in collecting the win.
Clayton Kershaw surrendered five runs over 4 2-3 innings in the loss.
A few baseball betting odds and trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
