Braves-Phillies Pointspread Pointers

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies meet at Citizens Bank Park.

Jo-Jo Reyes will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Lefthander Reyes is 1-0 this season with a 2.25 ERA.

It'll be Kyle Kendrick toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Kendrick is 2-2 with a 4.93 ERA so far this season.

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ddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Brian McCann homered and drove in three runs late on Monday afternoon as the Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 to split the day's doubleheader.

The Braves were winners as -165 road favorites in that contest, while the combined score was a PUSH against the posted total (9).

The Phillies lost to San Francisco 4-3 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Pat Burrell and Ryan Howard each had an RBI and a run scored for Philadelphia, while Adam Eaton gave up two runs on five hits in five innings to pick up a no-decision.

Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Atlanta: 19-18 SU
Philadelphia: 21-18 SU

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
Philadelphia home to Atlanta, Wednesday, May 14

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