Cubs-Braves Vegas Betting Odds

The fans at Turner Field will be treated to a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves when they take their seats on Wednesday.
The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jason Marquis in this game. Marquis has a 7-7 record and a 4.73 ERA this season.
It’ll be Charlie Morton toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Righthander Morton is 3-5 with a 5.70 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Cubs defeated St. Louis 6-2 as a -160 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5).
Mark DeRosa and Ronny Cedeno each drove in two runs fir the Cubs, while Ryan Dempster earned the win after allowing two runs on six hits in six 2-3 innings.
The Braves lost to Arizona 6-1 as a +175 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Omar Infante was 2-3 with an RBI for Atlanta, while Mike Hampton gave up six runs on four innings to take the loss.
Team records:
Chicago: 71-47 SU
Atlanta: 55-63 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6
After playing Arizona are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta’s last 11 games at home
Atlanta is 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Atlanta home to Chi Cubs, Wednesday, August 13

 

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