Sunday, April 13, 2008

Braves-Nationals Pointspread Pointers

The Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals will meet on the field at Nationals Park on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Tom Glavine in this game. Glavine has a 0-0 record and a 0.79 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Tim Redding who starts for the Nationals. Righthander Redding is 1-1 with a 0.82 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Jeff Francoeur belted two home runs and drove in seven runs to lead the Braves to a 10-2 win over the Nationals on Saturday, as -160 favorites. The 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Francoeur finished 3-for-5 at the plate, and Brian McCann cracked a solo home run for the Braves. John Smoltz improved to 2-0 with the win, allowing one run off five hits.
Cristian Guzman had three hits in five trips to the plate for the Nationals, who were +145 underdogs in that game. John Lannan gave up six runs off nine hits in only four innings of work to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Atlanta has won 2 straight games.
Washington has lost 9 straight games.
Team records:
Atlanta: 5-6 SU
Washington: 3-9 SU
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 7-3
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Washington most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
Atlanta is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Washington is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Atlanta at Florida, Tuesday, April 15
Washington at NY Mets, Tuesday, April 15
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