Braves-Cubs Pointers

The Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Tom Glavine in this game. Glavine has a 2-2 record and a 4.47 ERA this season. Glavine's opponent in this one will be Ted Lilly. The Cubs lefthander has a 5.23 ERA to go along with a 5-5 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 151-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves lost tot Philadelphia 6-3 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Mark Teixeira was 3-5 with a home run and two RBI for Atlanta and Jorge Campillo allowed three runs on seven hits in five 1-3 innings. The Cubs defeated the Dodgers 3-1 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Mark DeRosa was 3-5 with a home run and two RBI for Chicago, while Jason Marquis picked up the win after allowing one unearned run on three hits in six 1-3 innings. Current streak: Atlanta has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 32-32 SU Chicago: 40-24 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 3-7 After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road Atlanta is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Atlanta is 17-6 SU in their last 23 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home Chi Cubs are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta Next up: Chi Cubs home to Atlanta, Wednesday, June 11