Marlins-Braves Who Will Cover?

The Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Turner Field.
The Marlins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Josh Johnson in this game. Johnson has a 3-0 record and a 3.51 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Mike Hampton who starts for the Braves. Lefthander Hampton is 2-1 with a 6.47 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Yunel Escobar’s RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Braves to a 10-9 win over the Marlins on Tuesday night.
Atlanta won as -150 home favorites as the game played over the 9-run total set by oddsmakers.
Jeff Francoeur was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Braves, while Will Ohman picked up the win in relief of starter Jair Jurrjens for Atlanta.
Cody Ross went 3-for-5 with a big fly and four RBIs for Florida, as Kevin Gregg took the loss after allowing the single to Escobar.
Team records:
Florida: 67-65 SU
Atlanta: 58-74 SU
Florida most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 3-7
After playing Florida are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida’s last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 7 games
Next up:
Atlanta home to Florida, Thursday, August 28

 

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