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The
Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a
victory on Friday when they meet at Citi Field.
The
Braves will give the ball to starter Tim Hudson in this one.
Righthander Hudson is 13-7 this season with a 3.01 ERA.
Starting
this game for the Mets will be Chris Capuano. The lefthander has a
4.68 ERA to go along with a 9-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Braves listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus
the Mets, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
Atlanta
won its last outing, an 8-3 result against the Cubs on August 25.
Bettors who backed the Braves at -111 on the moneyline won on the
day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last
time out for New York, they were a 7-4 winner as they battled the
Phillies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mets at +163 were
rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals
bettors.
Team
records:
Atlanta: 79-53 SU
New York: 61-68 SU
Atlanta
most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing NY
Mets are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After a win are
7-3
New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are
5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia
are 5-5
After a win are 5-5
A
few trends to consider:
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8
games
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The
total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The
total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on
the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's
last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last
9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7
games when playing at home against Atlanta
NY Mets are 3-6 SU in
its last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Next
up:
NY Mets home to Atlanta, Saturday, August 27
