Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 13-23 Philadelphia Phillies play host to the 15-18 Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in MLB action on the grass of Citizens Bank Park, May 15, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Diamondbacks -118/Phillies+108
O/U Total: 8

Pitching Matchup
Chase Anderson (R) W/L 0-1 WHIP 1.10 ERA 2.97
Chad Billingsley (R) W/L 0-2 WHIP 1.80 ERA 9.00

Arizona lost 9-6 to Washington yesterday to complete a 3-4 homestand. Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 4-2 on Thursday and is 3-4 on their current homestand. They are 3-6 overall in their last 9 games.

This is the first matchup of the season between these two teams. The Phillies won the season series in 2014 4-2 and have a 7-3 edge in the last 10 encounters between these two clubs.

Anderson received his 5th no decision in 6 starts last week in a 6-4 loss to San Diego. He allowed 1 run in 7 innings for his 4th Q start of the year. Despite his good numbers, the Diamondbacks are 1-5 in his starts. Part of the problem is that have mustered only 15 runs in his appearances.

Billingsley was a 7-4 loser to the Mets in his last start, second of the season. He allowed 5 runs in 5 innings, the same as his first start. This will be only his 5th start since 2012 as he has battled a myriad of injuries over the years.

Only 4 Arizona hitters have faced Billingsley before. 2B Aaron Hill is 3-9 (.333) with a HR and 2 RBIs. 1B Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .286 off of the veteran right-hander.

This will be Philadelphia’s first look at the young right-hander.

Arizona at Philadelphia Betting Trends

The Diamondbacks are 7-18 straight up in their last 25 road games.
Arizona is 4-15 straight up in their last 19 games on the road in Philly.
The game total has gone over in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games on the road in Philly.
Philadelphia is 2-4 straight up in their last 6 home games.
The Phillies are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games against Arizona.

Injury Report

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Bronson Arroyo P 60-Day Disabled List
Archie Bradley P 15-Day Disabled List
Patrick Corbin P 60-Day Disabled List
David Hernandez P 15-Day Disabled List
Oscar Hernandez C 15-Day Disabled List
Gerald Laird C 60-Day Disabled List
Jake Lamb 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Matt Stites P 15-Day Disabled List

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Mario Hollands P 60-Day Disabled List
Cliff Lee P 60-Day Disabled List
Jonathan Pettibone P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Arizona: 63%
Philadelphia: 37%

Free MLB Pick

Arizona has done OK on the road this season going 6-6 and should get over the .500 mark tonight. The Diamondbacks pitching has been a problem in recent games allowing 6 or more runs in 5 of the 6 games. So it’s no surprise that they were 2-4 over that stretch. In comes Chase Anderson who is razor-sharp right now allowing a total of 1 run in his last two starts covering 13 innings. He’ll be making his first lifetime start against the Phillies and brings some great road numbers (1.00 WHIP and 1.50 ERA) into the game. Philadelphia counters with Chad Billingsley who has been lit up for 10 runs in 10 innings in his last two starts. He hasn’t started against Arizona since 2012 however historical statistics against Arizona aren’t great in limited plate appearances (22 ABs) have hit .318 versus him with an OPS of .996. The Phillies don’t possess a lineup that can be counted on to light up the scoreboard scoring the least amount of runs in all of baseball compared to Arizona who has the 8th ranked scoring offense in the MLB. The pitching edge on paper also goes to the Diamondbacks making this an easy bet for us.

Take the Arizona Diamondbacks -120‏