Braves-Marlins Vegas Betting Odds

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves and the Florida Marlins meet at Dolphin Stadium. The Braves will give the ball to starter Charlie Morton in this one. Righthander Morton is 4-8 this season with a 6.10 ERA. Starting this game for the Marlins will be Anibal Sanchez. The righthander has a 4.46 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. John Baker's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Marlins over the Braves 4-3 on Monday. Florida won as -170 home favorites as the game played under the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Jorge Cantu hit a two-run homer for the Marlins, while Matt Lindstrom picked up the win after pitching the top of the ninth inning for Florida. Brandon Jones was 2-for-3 with a run batted in for Atlanta, as Mike Gonzalez took the loss after allowing Baker's sacrifice fly. Current streak: Atlanta has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 59-79 SU Florida: 70-68 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Florida are 4-6 After playing Florida are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 Florida most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 3-7 After a win are 0-10 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Florida Atlanta is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Florida The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Florida's last 14 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Atlanta Next up: Florida home to Atlanta, Wednesday, September 3