The fans at Turner Field will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves when they take their seats on Sunday.Ace righthander Chad Billingsley will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Billingsley is 10-6 this season with a 3.96 ERA.
The Braves will counter Billingsley with Jair Jurrjens. Righthander Jurrjens has a 2.69 ERA to go along with a 9-7 record this season.
Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Braves listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Chipper Jones drove in a pair of runs to help the Braves sneak past the Dodgers 4-3 on Saturday. The Braves won that game as -125 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Derek Lowe scattered five hits and three runs over six innings for the win, and Rafael Soriano tossed a scoreless ninth for the save.
Andre Ethier went 2-for-4 at the plate, including a solo home run for the Dodgers. Randy Wolf surrendered nine hits and four runs over six innings in the loss. Oddsmakers had the Dodgers as +105 underdogs in the contest.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 64-40 SU
Atlanta: 53-51 SU
A few trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing Atlanta
LA Dodgers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
LA Dodgers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Atlanta is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
Atlanta is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers
Next up:
LA Dodgers home to Milwaukee, Monday, August 3
Atlanta at San Diego, Monday, August 3
