Phillies at +112 vs the Mets. The better team is the underdog.

The God of Odds likes the Philadelphia Phillies on the moneyline at +112, and Everygame is the place to hammer it.

Start with the standings, because they don't lie. Philadelphia is 85-68. New York is 69-84. That's a 16-game gap between these clubs, and the market is still asking you to pay -122 to back the worse one. The Phillies win outright 55.8% of the time this season, going 53-42 on the moneyline. The Mets sit at 24-37. One team knows how to close games. The other has made a habit of losing them.

Now look at where this game is played, because the venue doesn't help the home side. New York is 34-44 at home, a sub-.500 team in its own ballpark. Philadelphia is 44-34 on the road, ten games over .500 away from home. The Phillies score 4.5 runs per game and allow 4.2. The Mets score 4.2 and allow 4.5. Flip those numbers and you have the entire season in one line.

The head-to-head is a clean sweep. Philadelphia has taken all five of the last five meetings. That's not a trend, that's a pattern, and patterns like this one come from a roster that simply matches up better. The Mets' recent form backs it up: they've dropped six of their last ten, including five of the last six. Philadelphia has won three of its last five.

Yes, the Phillies carry four names on the injury report: Christian McGowan, Keaton Anthony, Daniel Robert, and Aidan Miller. That's depth, not the core. New York is missing Mike Tauchman in right field, Robert Stock out of the pen, and Grae Kessinger at third. Both sides are banged up. Only one side is 85-68 anyway.

Here's the edge. Everygame is hanging the Phillies at +112, the best number on the board. BetUS and BetOnline.ag are both sitting at +111, Bovada is down at +106, and BetAnything is the worst of the bunch at +102. That's a ten-cent gap between the top and bottom of the market on the exact same bet. Take the +112 at Everygame and don't think twice.

The Mets are favored because they're home. That's the whole argument. Philadelphia is the better team, the hotter head-to-head side, and the one getting paid. Back the dog.