Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Padres-Braves Who Will Cover?

A winning streak will be on the line for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday when they battle the San Diego Padres at Turner Field.
Chris Young will be the starting pitcher for the Padres on this day. Righthander Young is 2-2 this season with a 3.63 ERA.
Young's opponent in this one will be Jair Jurrjens. The Braves righthander has a 3.05 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Padres lost to Florida 10-3 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Josh Bard drove in two runs for the Padres and Greg Maddux was tagged with the loss after surrendering four earned runs on 11 hits in five 2-3 innings.
The Braves hammered Cincinnati 14-7 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The 21 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Chipper Jones was 3-6 with a home run and five RBI for Atlanta, while Mark Kotsay was 3-4 with a home run and three RBI in the win.
Current streak:
Atlanta has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
San Diego: 12-20 SU
Atlanta: 15-15 SU
San Diego most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 8-2
After playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Atlanta is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego
Next up:
Atlanta home to San Diego, Wednesday, May 7
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