MLB Wagering Lines: Phillies vs. Mets Free Pick

MLB Wagering Lines Phillies vs. Mets Free Pick: After a close look at tonight’s  NFL Monday Night Football match-up we decided to pass on the Giants vs. Bears tilt. Being as such, we head back to the diamond and Philadelphia versus New York for today’s Free Pick.

This Major League Baseball betting action is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET on Monday, August 22, 2011, from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

MLB Game Day Preview: Mets @ Phillies

Philadelphia (81-44) comes into this contest on a very strange and uncharacteristic roll. Last Tuesday the Phillies, who were 66-1 when leading after eight innings, lost to the Diamondbacks when Roy Halladay blew the first ninth-inning lead of his storied career.

On Sunday, for the first time in over a year, Philadelphia blew not one but two save opportunities in a 5-4 ten inning loss to the Washington Nationals.

Another season to forget continues for the New York Mets (60-66) as they sit 21.5 games back of the Phillies in the National League East Division.

Compounding their problems, the Mets will be without star shortstop Jose Reyes who is still nursing a hamstring injury. New York is 4-10 since Reyes was forced to the sidelines back on August 7, 2011.

Baseball Betting Lines: Phillies vs. Mets Free Pick

Tonight we feature baseball betting lines from the sportsbook at the TopBet wagering website. TopBet is  a rising star in the online sports betting industry and they are giving us solid numbers for the Mets vs. Phillies contest.

With LHP Cliff Lee (13-7 2.82 ERA) facing  RHP Dillon Gee (11-4 3.92 ERA) we get a pitching advantage that favors the Phillies.

Lee has been brilliant in August as he is 3-0, allowing just  two earned runs in 24 innings pitched with 25 strikeouts and four walks.

Take the Phillies over the Mets at -1.5 (-115) with the TopBet Point Spread!