Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Marlins-Braves Preview

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves meet at Turner Field.

The Marlins will give the ball to starter Burke Badenhop in this one. Righthander Badenhop is 1-3 this season with a 6.95 ERA.

The Braves will counter Badenhop with Jorge Campillo. Righthander Campillo has a 0.60 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Yunel Escobar's walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the tenth inning allowed the Braves to defeat the Marlins 7-5 on Monday night.

Atlanta won as -130 home favorites as the teams played over the 9.5-run total set by oddsmakers.

Mark Teixeira went 2-for-4 with a big fly and two runs batted in for the Braves, while Will Ohman earned the win in relief of starter Jo-Jo Reyes for Atlanta.

Jeremy Hermida was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Florida, as reliever Logan Kensing was handed the loss after allowing Escobar's dinger.

Current streak:
Florida has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Florida: 31-25 SU
Atlanta: 30-28 SU

Florida most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 3-7
After playing Florida are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
Florida is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games

Next up:
Atlanta home to Florida, Wednesday, June 4

 

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