The Atlanta Braves will look to grab an inter-league road victory when they take on the Yankees in New York at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday in baseball action.

New York hands the ball to starter Hiroki Kuroda in this one and he'll try to improve on his 6-6 mark on the year. Atlanta counters with Tim Hudson, who will try to quiet the fans and the Yankees bats at the same time.



View Atlanta vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Yankees as -150 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8.5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 2-rated Yankees and the league No. 2-ranked Braves, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has the American League's No. 4-rated offensive output, at 8.9 hits per game. The Braves average 8.7 hits per game, good for No. 6 on the National League list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Braves own the National League's No. 8 mark in runs allowed.

The Braves were a 6-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at -200 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors. Atlanta looks to rebound from a loss to the Yankees, who beat them 6-2 on Monday behind a start from C.C. Sabathia at Yankee Stadium.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 8-2
After a win are 9-1

A few Braves at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games on the road
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home


Next up:
Atlanta at NY Yankees, Wednesday, June 20