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

 

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