Phillies-Braves Odds Preview

The fans at Turner Field will be treated to a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves when they take their seats on Sunday. The Phillies will give the ball to starter JA Happ in this one. Lefthander Happ is 6-2 this season with a 2.81 ERA. Happ's opponent in this one will be Javier Vazquez. The Braves righthander has a 2.90 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves scored twice in the ninth inning to come back and defeat the Phillies 4-3 on Saturday, as +110 underdogs. The seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Brian McCann launched a two-run homer for the Braves, while Omar Infante drove in the winning run. Peter Moylan tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the win in relief. Jayson Werth homered in a losing effort for the Phillies, who were -130 favorites. Brad Lidge surrendered the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Philadelphia: 65-49 SU Atlanta: 61-55 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Arizona are 8-2 After playing Atlanta are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing Philadelphia are 9-1 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Philadelphia is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Atlanta Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Atlanta is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home Next up: Philadelphia home to Arizona, Tuesday, August 18 Atlanta at NY Mets, Tuesday, August 18