Uncategorized

Yankees-Braves Lines Preview

Leave a comment
The New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Turner Field in an interleague contest.
Lefthander Andy Pettitte will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Pettitte is 7-3 this season with a 4.26 ERA.
The Braves will counter Pettitte with ace Derek Lowe. Righthander Lowe has a 4.09 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Yankees scored four times over the final two innings as they defeated the Braves 8-4 on Wednesday, as -130 favorites. That game’s 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher drove in a pair of runs each for the Yankees. Joba Chamberlain improved to 4-2 with the win, and Mariano Rivera notched his 16th save.
Jeff Francoeur hit a solo home run and drove in two runs for the Braves, who were +110 underdogs. Kris Medlen suffered the loss on the mound, allowing three hits and three runs in relief.
Team records:
New York: 39-32 SU
Atlanta: 34-37 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
NY Yankees are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games when playing Atlanta
NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
NY Yankees are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-11 SU in their last 16 games when playing NY Yankees
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
NY Yankees at NY Mets, Friday, June 26
Atlanta home to Boston, Friday, June 26

 

OffshoreInsiders.com

Leave a Reply