Braves-Phillies Who Will Cover?

The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies will meet on the field at Citizens Bank Park on Friday in a battle of division rivals. The Braves will trot Jair Jurrjens out to the mound in this one. Righthander Jurrjens has a 9-5 record and a 3.22 ERA this season. Jurrjens's opponent in this one will be Kyle Kendrick. The Phillies righthander has a 4.87 ERA to go along with a 8-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves cruised past the Marlins 9-3 in the rubber match as a -115 favorite on Wednesday. The 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Gregor Blanco and Yunel Escobar both drove in three runs apiece for the Braves. Tim Hudson tossed six shutout innings, striking out six batters along the way. Jayson Werth homered for the Phillies' only run in their 3-1 loss to the Mets on Thursday afternoon. The Mets were winners as -145 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell well UNDER the day's posted total (9). Current streak: Philadelphia has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 48-53 SU Philadelphia: 54-48 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7 After playing Florida are 7-3 After a win are 3-7 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Atlanta are 7-3 After playing NY Mets are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Atlanta Next up: Philadelphia home to Atlanta, Saturday, July 26