Phillies' Momentum Meets Betting Market Tension
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Philadelphia enters a road series with Seattle as betting favorites, but SportsLine's model focuses on scoring trends over the moneyline.
The Philadelphia Phillies (73-58) enter a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners (62-69) on Monday, Aug. 24, carrying significant momentum, as CBS Sports first reported. Philadelphia has won nine consecutive games, including a 6-4 comeback victory over the St. Louis Cardinals featuring a two-run, walk-off home run by Kyle Schwarber. The Phillies are currently chasing the Atlanta Braves in the NL East and hold the second NL wild-card spot.
Despite this winning streak, the betting market and projection models are diverging on how to value the matchup at T-Mobile Park. CBS Sports reports that consensus MLB betting odds list the Phillies as -111 money line favorites. However, the SportsLine Projection Model has not issued a money line pick for the contest, instead focusing on the total runs. The model projects the Over 6.5 (-121) to hit in nearly 65% of its simulations, citing a trend where eight or more total runs have been scored in nine of Philadelphia's last ten games.
While the Phillies seek their first double-digit winning streak since 2010, the Mariners are fighting to stay in the American League playoff race. Seattle is currently three games out of a wild-card spot and trails the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros by three games in the division. The Mariners enter the series following a 19-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.