Thursday, June 9, 2011

MLB Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins

A winning streak will be on the line for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday when they battle the Florida Marlins at Sun Life Stadium.

Righthander Jair Jurrjens will take the mound for the Braves to start this game. Jurrjens is 7-2 this season with a 1.75 ERA.

Jurrjens's opponent in this one will be Chris Volstad. The Marlins righthander has a 5.67 ERA to go along with a 2-5 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

In their last action, Atlanta was a 3-2 winner on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on Atlanta at +108 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak: Atlanta has won 2 straight games. Florida has lost 7 straight games.

Team records: Atlanta: 34-28 SU Florida: 31-29 SU

Atlanta most recently: When playing on Thursday are 2-8 Before playing Houston are 7-3 After playing Florida are 5-5 After a win are 5-5

Florida most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Arizona are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Florida The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games on the road Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Florida The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 13 games when playing at home against Atlanta Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta

Next up: Atlanta at Houston, Friday, June 10 Florida home to Arizona, Friday, June 10

MLB Preview: Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins

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