NY vs Atlanta MLB Betting Preview
The Yankees have won 3 straight and they remain 1/2 game back of the Rays in the tough AL East. The Braves have been up and down all season and even though they are coming off a loss they are 8-2 in their last 10 games and they only trail the Nationals by 2 games in the NL East.
Venue/ Stadium: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Time/Date: 7:10 PM EST Monday, June 11, 2012
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Yankees -115 / Braves -105
Over/Under: 9 runs
New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves Preview
MLB lines have the Yankees as slight away favorites with a total of 9 runs.
In their last games the Yankees completed their Subway Series sweep beating the New York Mets 5-4 while the Braves lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 12-4.
This season the Yankees have an O/U record of 24-34 with a run-line W/L record of 30-29 and the Braves have an O/U record of 31-26 and have a run-line W/L record of 28-32.
On the season the Braves are 14-12 at home and the Yankees are 15-13 on the road.
Taking the hill for the Yankees tonight is Ivan Nova (7-2, 5.09 ERA), who can move into a tie for the most wins with a win tonight and in his last outing he was stellar only giving up 1 earned run in 8 innings in a win over the Rays. Randall Delgado (4-5, 4.26 ERA) goes for the Braves and he gave up 1 earned run in 6 innings in a win over the Marlins in his last start. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Nova is among the league leaders in terms of run support (6.62 runs per game) and he needs run support since he does not have a great ERA.
Delgado will be going for his 3rd straight win tonight.
Even though the Braves have won 13 of their last 16 interleague games they have not had much luck at home against the Yankees losing 9 of their 11 games against them in Atlanta.
Delgado will be facing a Yankees’ squad that leads the Majors in HR.
Derek Jeter ranks 4th in the AL in batting average and he is hitting over .400 in his career against the Braves in Atlanta.
In some betting trends for this interleague game the Yankees are 6-1 in their last 7 games, 16-5 in Nova’s last 21 road starts, and they have an Under record of 6-2 in their last 8 games.
The Braves are 4-1 in their last 5 home games, 1-5 in Delgado’s last 6 starts as an underdog, and they have an Over record of 7-2 in their last 9 home games.
Jason’s Pick: Don’t know why, but something tells me Delgado will have a good start tonight and the Braves’ offense will get to Nova and Atlanta will win Game 1 of this interleague series.
