{"id":5091,"date":"2009-07-31T06:24:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/dodgers-braves-odds-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-07-31T06:24:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-31T11:24:00","slug":"dodgers-braves-odds-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/dodgers-braves-odds-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers-Braves Odds Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Turner Field. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Jason<\/st2:middlename> Schmidt<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Schmidt<\/st2:Sn> is 1-1 this season with a 7.88 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Meanwhile, it’ll be Tommy<\/st2:GivenName> Hanson<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> who starts for the Braves. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Hanson<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> is 5-1 with a 2.95 ERA so far this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 177-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Dodgers scored twice in the 10th<\/sup> 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). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Matt<\/st2:GivenName> Kemp<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> went 3-for-5 at the plate with three runs batted in for the Dodgers. James<\/st2:GivenName> McDonald<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> picked up the win and Jonathan<\/st2:GivenName> Broxton<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> picked up his 24th<\/sup> save. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Brian<\/st2:GivenName> McCann<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> hit a three-run homer in the 10th<\/sup> 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). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Casey<\/st2:GivenName> Kotchman<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> drove in a pair of runs for the Braves, while Peter<\/st2:GivenName> Moylan<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> tossed one inning of relief for the win, and Rafael<\/st2:GivenName> Soriano<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> gave up just a single hit in the win. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 63-39 SU
Atlanta: 52-50 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
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<\/p>\n

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<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to LA Dodgers, Saturday, August 1<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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