The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Cliff Lee in this game. Lee has a 15-13 record and a 3.14 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Rockies will be Ubaldo Jimenez. The righthander has a 3.59 ERA to go along with a 15-13 record this season.
Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Phillies listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Phillies defeated Colorado 6-5 as a -110 favorite on Sunday to take a 2-1 series lead. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Chase Utley was 2-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored for Philadelphia, while Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz each drove in a pair of runs.
Carlos Gonzalez was 3-4 with a solo home run and three runs scored for Colorado and Garrett Atkins had a pair of RBI.
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 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games