Free MLB Picks Philadelphia Phillies Vs. Washington Nationals 9-27-10

Free MLB Picks of the day. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Nationals Park.

The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Roy Halladay in this game. Halladay has a 20-10 record and a 2.53 ERA this season.

It'll be John Lannan toeing the rubber for the Nationals in this contest. Lefthander Lannan is 8-7 with a 4.58 ERA so far this season.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

The Phillies lost to the Mets 7-3 as a -270 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).

Chase Utley hit a three-run home run for Philadelphia and Coles Hamels allowed five runs on nine hits in four innings.

The Nationals defeated Atlanta 4-2 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Ian Desmond drove in a pair of runs for Washington and Danny Espinosa was 2-3 with a run scored.

Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Philadelphia: 93-63 SU
Washington: 67-89 SU

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Washington most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Washington's last 15 games when playing Philadelphia

Next up:
Washington home to Philadelphia, Tuesday, September 28

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