The Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies will meet at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday night to open the 2009 Major League Baseball season.
Ace Derek Lowe will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Lowe was 15-12 last season with a 3.25 ERA.
Starting this game for the Phillies will be Brett Myers. The righthander had a 4.56 ERA to go along with a 12-14 record last season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 134-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
2008 team records:
Atlanta: 72-90 SU
Philadelphia: 92-70 SU
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After playing Houston are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Atlanta, Wednesday, April 8<\/p>\n