Saturday night’s Phillies-Mets showdown in the NL East (Fox, 7:15 p.m.) gives us a chance to update disappointing campaigns for both teams from a market perspective.
Backers of each would be down money this season if they supported their favorites every time out. Entering the series …
— Philadelphia was down a bit more than five betting units in 2019. Betting markets did adjust fairly quickly to the lack of firepower from the projected divisional dynamo. Frankly, the Phils have been more disappointing to their fans than “minus five units” would suggest.