ASA TOP PLAY 10* ON Philadelphia Phillies Money Line (+) @ New York Mets, Sunday at 1:05 PM ET

Jacob deGrom is a great pitcher of course. However, so too is Aaron Nola. That being said, it is hard to ignore the Phillies as a sizable underdog with their ace on the mound especially when they are coming off a loss yesterday! Prior to yesterday's defeat Philadelphia had won 10 of 11 games while New York had lost 6 of 8 games! That said, this is a case where you get the hotter team with their ace on the mound and with the club coming off a loss plus you get a +135 return on your money. This is a situation filled with value. As strong as deGrom has been again this season, keep in mind that he has faced the Marlins for 4 straight starts. Miami has a slugging percentage of .370 on the season which ranks them 26th in the majors. By comparison, the Phillies have a .450 slugging percentage on the season which ranks them 6th out of the 30 teams in MLB. This is a big difference and in looking at his career numbers deGrom has struggled more against left-handed bats than righties. He will face a steady diet of left-handed sticks in this match-up and the right-handed bats that do step in to the batters box for Philadelphia in this one are likely to include a number of dangerous hitters like Hoskins, Realmuto, and Segura. That being said, we look for Nola to get some run support here and it shouldn't take much for him to get the win. He is 4-1 in his last 5 starts and has been stellar in 5 of his last 6 starts. In those 5 outings Nola has allowed just 4 earned runs in 36 innings. That equates to a 1.00 ERA over 5 starts and we like our chances with the staff ace as a +135 dog and having the hotter team behind him than does deGrom. Bet the Philadelphia Phillies on the money line in early afternoon action Sunday.