Phillies-Braves Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday when they battle the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
The Phillies will give the ball to starter Jamie Moyer in this one. Lefthander Moyer is 14-7 this season with a 3.68 ERA.
The Braves will counter Moyer with James Parr. Righthander Parr has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Phillies defeated Milwaukee 6-1 as a -170 favorite in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Brett Myers pitched a complete-game two-hitter, allowing only one run for Philadelphia, while Jimmy Rollins was 2-2 with a pair of RBI in the win.
The Braves put up five runs in the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon to rally past the Mets for a 7-4 victory.
The Braves got the win as +154 road underdogs in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day’s posted total (9).
Current streak:
Philadelphia has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 83-67 SU
Atlanta: 67-83 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Milwaukee are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta’s last 9 games
Next up:
Atlanta home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, September 17

 

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