Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Philadelphia Phillies will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Cincinnati Reds at Citizens Bank Park.

The Reds will give the ball to starter Johnny Cueto in this one. Righthander Cueto is 8-2 this season with a 3.56 ERA.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Kyle Kendrick who starts for the Phillies. Righthander Kendrick is 5-3 with a 4.80 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Brandon Phillips homered and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Reds to a 3-1 victory over the Mets on Wednesday, as +110 underdogs. That game’s four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.

Bronson Arroyo scattered seven hits and one run over eight innings, improving to 9-4 overall. Francisco Cordero closed out the ninth for his 24^th save.

The Phillies were defeated 7-5 by the Braves last time out, as a -110 pick’em. That game’s 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.

Jamie Moyer was tagged with the loss, giving up seven hits and seven runs over his 5 1-3 innings for the Phillies.

Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Cincinnati: 49-37 SU
Philadelphia: 43-40 SU

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Cincinnati is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati’s last 15 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cincinnati

Next up:
Philadelphia home to Cincinnati, Friday, July 9

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