Yankees-Braves Lines Preview

The New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Turner Field. The Yankees will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Chien-Ming Wang in this game. Wang has a 0-5 record and a 17.18 ERA this season. The Braves will counter Wang with Tommy Hanson. Righthander Hanson has a 4.07 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees lost to Florida 6-5 as a -170 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Alex Rodriguez drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees and CC Sabathia allowed one run in 1 1-3 innings before leaving with a sore arm. Javier Vazquez tossed 6 2-3 scoreless innings to earn the win, as the Braves clipped the Cubs 2-0 on Monday night. Atlanta won as -140 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 8-run total listed by sportsbooks. Current streak: New York has lost 2 straight games. Team records: New York: 38-31 SU Atlanta: 33-36 SU New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 9-1 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing Florida are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Atlanta NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Atlanta home to NY Yankees, Wednesday, June 24