The set-up: This series features a couple of competitive match-ups on the mound and there's no question that this is one of them. Runs would appear to be at a premium this afternoon with these two "studs" going head-to-head. The visitors hand the ball to ace Aaron Nola, while the home side goes with ace Max Scherzer.

The pitchers: Nola is so far 14-3 with a 2.24 ERA. He most recently gave up one run off three hits with one walk while striking out 11 over seven innings in a victory over New York on Friday. He's been red hot since Day 1 and there's no reason not to think that he won't come in razor focused here as well. Note that he owns a tiny 0.98 WHIP and has a 160:44 K/BB over 161 frames of work.

Scherzer is so far 16-5 with a 2.11 ERA. He most recently went six scoreless against the Fish on Friday. That's back-to-back scoreless outings for Scherzer, who owns a minuscule 0.89 WHIP and a monstrous 234 strikeouts over 174.2 frames of work.

The pick: Take it for what you will as well, but Philadelphia has seen the total go "under" the number in 12 of its last 20 day road games as an underdog in the -125 to -200 range. This number is a little high, play the "under."