Saturday, August 02, 2008

Brewers-Braves Pointers

The Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Turner Field.
The Brewers will give the ball to starter CC Sabathia in this one. Lefthander Sabathia is 10-8 this season with a 3.33 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Charlie Morton who starts for the Braves. Righthander Morton is 2-4 with a 7.26 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Brewers got help from around the line-up to defeat the Braves 9-0 in Friday's opener, as -125 favorites. The nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Mike Cameron belted a two-run homer for the Brewers, while six others drove in runs. Jeff Suppan surrendered five hits over seven scoreless innings for the win.
Chuck James allowed six runs off six hits over just 2 2-3 innings in the loss.
The Braves were +105 underdogs in that game.
Team records:
Milwaukee: 61-49 SU
Atlanta: 50-59 SU
Milwaukee most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Atlanta home to Milwaukee, Sunday, August 3

 

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