Phillies vs. Yankees World Series Game 1 Betting Odds

The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium in Game 1 of the World Series.

Cliff Lee will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Lefthander Lee is 16-13 this season with a 2.99 ERA.

The Yankees will counter Lee with CC Sabathia. Lefthander Sabathia has a 3.17 ERA to go along with a 22-8 record this season.

Sportsbetting.com currently have the Yankees listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 10-4 last Wednesday as -145 favorites to win the NLCS. Those 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).

Jasyon Werth went deep for a three-run homer and hit a solo shot to lead the Phillies in that victory, while Shane Victorino had three RBI.

The Yankees defeated the Angels 5-2 as a -180 favorite in Game 6 of the ALCS on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).

Andy Pettitte allowed only one run on seven hits over 6 1-3 innings for New York, while Johnny Damon drove in a pair of runs in that win.

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Yankees are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games