Dodgers-Braves Odds Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Turner Field.
Righthander Jason Schmidt will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Schmidt is 1-1 this season with a 7.88 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be Tommy Hanson who starts for the Braves. Righthander Hanson is 5-1 with a 2.95 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 177-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Dodgers scored twice in the 10th inning and earned a 5-3 win over the Cardinals 5-3 on Thursday, as a -110 pick’em. That game’s eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Matt Kemp went 3-for-5 at the plate with three runs batted in for the Dodgers. James McDonald picked up the win and Jonathan Broxton picked up his 24th save.
Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Braves a 6-3 win over the Marlins on Thursday, as -155 favorites. That game’s nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Casey Kotchman drove in a pair of runs for the Braves, while Peter Moylan tossed one inning of relief for the win, and Rafael Soriano gave up just a single hit in the win.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 63-39 SU
Atlanta: 52-50 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Dodgers’s last 22 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
Atlanta is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
Next up:
Atlanta home to LA Dodgers, Saturday, August 1

 

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