Baseball Betting Odds: Phillies vs. Reds Free Pick

With a win today, we can close out the month of August with a 18-7 TAP Free Pick record. The starting pitching landscape is a little bleak tonight, with the lone shinning star appearing to be Cliff Lee as the Phillies battle the Reds in Cincinnati.

You can get in on this Major League Baseball betting action at BetOnline.com as the first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM ET on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, from the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.

MLB Pitching Preview: Phillies @ Reds

Phillies LHP Cliff Lee (14-7 2.17 ERA) had his last scheduled start rained out but he has been throwing smoke with a 4-0 record in August. In those four starts, Lee has allowed just two earned runs, on 17 hits, with 32 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched. Wow!

Cincinnati will counter with LHP Dontrelle Willis (0-3 4.10 ERA) who is making his tenth start of the 2011 MLB season. Once a phenom in Florida for the Marlins, Willis has seen his career has fizzle over the past three seasons and he is in tough in this one tonight.

Baseball Betting Odds: Philadelphia vs Cincinnati Free Pick

Our Philadelphia vs Cincinnati Free Pick baseball betting odds for tonight’s action are courtesy of the sportsbook at the BetOnline sports wagering website.

While a missed start can often result in a rusty outing coming back, we aren’t concerned with Lee’s ability to shake it off and have his normal “lights out” stuff going tonight.

Throw in the fact that Phillies bats have been heating up, with 66 runs scored in their last eleven games, and we will back the best team in baseball tonight!

>>> Take PHI over CIN at -1.5 (-115) with the BetOnline Point Spread <<<