Sunday, June 08, 2008

Phillies-Braves Who Will Cover?

The division rival Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves are set to renew hostilities on Sunday when they meet at Turner Field.

Righthander Adam Eaton will take the mound for the Phillies to start this game. Eaton is 2-3 this season with a 4.63 ERA.

Eaton's opponent in this one will be Jorge Campillo. The Braves righthander has a 2.37 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 139-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Phillies scored four runs in the last two innings of Saturday's 6-2 win over the Braves, as +115 underdogs. The eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10).

Pat Burrell homered and finished 2-for-4 at the plate for the Phillies. J.C. Romero earned the win in relief to improve to 4-1 on the season.

Chipper Jones went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer for the Braves, who were -125 favorites. Jo-Jo Reyes surrendered four runs off seven hits over 7 1-3 innings.

Current streak:
Philadelphia has won 3 straight games.
Atlanta has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Philadelphia: 38-26 SU
Atlanta: 32-31 SU

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Atlanta is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 12 games

Next up:
Philadelphia at Florida, Tuesday, June 10
Atlanta at Chi Cubs, Tuesday, June 10

 

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