Philadelphia vs Atlanta MLB Betting Preview
The Braves have lost to the Phillies 8 straight times including losing last night in Game 1 if this 3 game set and it will be hard for them to break that streak since reigning Cy Young winner Roy Halladay is on the mound for the Phillies.
Venue/ Stadium: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Time/Date: 7:10 PM EST Wednesday, May 2, 2012
NCAA Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Phillies -115 / Braves -105
Over/Under: 6 runs
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves Preview
MLB lines have the Phillies as slight road favorites in this game with a run total of 6.
In yesterday’s game the Phillies beat the Braves 4-2.
This season the Phillies have an O/U record of 12-12 and a run-line W/L record of 11-13 and the Braves have an O/U record of 13-10 with a run-line W/L record of 10-14.
With last night’s win the Phillies moved to .500 on the season (12-12).
The Phillies got a good outing from Cole Hamels last night and they will likely need another one from Halladay tonight since the Philadelphia offense only ranks 25th in the Majors in runs scored.
Halladay (3-2, 1.95 ERA) gets the start tonight for the Phillies and in his last start he was decent only giving up 3 earned runs in 7 innings, but got little run support in a loss to the Cubs. Tommy Hanson (3-2, 3.00 ERA) takes the mound for the Braves and he was solid in his last outing only giving up 1 earned run in 6 innings in a win over the Pirates. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Halladay is 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 7 career appearances, 6 starts, facing Atlanta. In his last 2 starts he has only gotten 1 run of offensive support. Opponents are only hitting .188 against him this season.
Hanson is looking for his 3rd straight win and in his career he is 1-2 against the Phillies even though he has a 2.23 ERA over 7 starts.
The Braves have a solid offense ranking 6th in the Majors in runs scored, but they have only scored more than 5 runs one time in their last 10 games. Jason Heyward may miss his 4th straight game tonight with an injury and Chipper Jones is also a question mark.
The Phillies are still without Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, who are both on the 15-day DL.
In some betting trends for this NL East match up the Phillies are 5-2 in their last 7 games, 20-7 in Halladay’s last 27 road starts, and they have an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 road games.
The Braves are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a home underdog, 16-7 in Hanson’s last 23 starts, and they have an Under record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 games.
Jason’s Pick: Hard to go against Halladay, but I think Hanson will have another solid start and the Braves will win a low scoring game snapping their losing streak against the Phillies.
