Saturday, June 14, 2008

Braves-Angels Pointspread Pointers

The Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Angels will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Angel Stadium in an interleague contest.

The Braves will trot Jorge Campillo out to the mound in this one. Righthander Campillo has a 2-0 record and a 2.96 ERA this season.

The Angels will counter Campillo with Ervin Santana. Righthander Santana has a 3.01 ERA to go along with a 8-2 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Braves won the opener 5-2 in a three-game interleague series against the Angels as +130 underdogs on Friday. The game's seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Gregor Blanco went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in three runs to lead the Braves. Jo-Jo Reyes gave up two runs off five hits over eight innings in the win.

Howie Kendrick had two hits and drove in one run for the Angels, who were favored at -145 in that game. Jon Garland was tagged for five runs off 12 hits over 5 2-3 innings in the loss.

Team records:
Atlanta: 33-35 SU
Los Angeles: 41-27 SU

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing LA Angels are 1-3
After playing LA Angels are 1-2
After a win are 4-6

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 2-2
After playing Atlanta are 2-1
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
LA Angels are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home

Next up:
LA Angels home to Atlanta, Sunday, June 15

 

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