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"June 20, 1:05 PM | GrassYankee StadiumAtlanta Braves vs New York Yankees Odds36-32TEAM RECORD41-26Inter-league play resumes on Wednesday as the Yankees take on the Braves at Yankee Stadium in a key battle on the odds menu.The Yankees will turn to Philip Hughes and his 7-5 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Braves send Tommy Hanson (7-4) to the hill.View Atlanta vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Sportsbooks had installed the Yankees as -132 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 9 before betting started to move the line.Power Rankings: This game puts the Yankees, most recently No. 2 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Braves, who rate a National League No. 2 in the latest survey. ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Braves rank No. 5 in the National League at 8.7 hits per game. That compares with New York&amp;rsquo;s No. 5 ranking in that category.Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League&amp;#039;s No. 3-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Braves own the National League&amp;#039;s No. 8 mark in runs allowed. In their last action, Atlanta was a 4-3 winner on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on Atlanta at +125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Braves enjoyed a 4-3 victory at the expense of the Yankees on Tuesday, with Tim Hudson throwing 5 innings of 4-hit ball at Yankee Stadium.Atlanta Braves Trends:When playing on Wednesday are 6-4Before playing Boston are 4-6After playing NY Yankees are 4-6After a win are 6-4New York Yankees Trends:When playing on Wednesday are 7-3Before playing NY Mets are 8-2After playing Atlanta are 8-2After a loss are 5-5A few Braves at Yankees trends to consider:The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta&amp;#039;s last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing on the road against NY YankeesAtlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the roadThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing NY YankeesThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees&amp;#039; last 5 games when playing at home against AtlantaNY Yankees are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing AtlantaNY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at homeNext up:Atlanta at Boston, Friday, June 22NY Yankees at NY Mets, Friday, June 22"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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