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Thursday at 12:35 PM			ATLANTA (58-42) AT WASHINGTON (43-58)
					Starting Pitchers
Teams	Line	W-L	Ov/Un/P	RF/RA	Starters	REC	ERA	WHIP
903: ATLANTA 904: WASHINGTON	8.5 +128	58-42 43-58	48-46-6 42-55-4	4.6 / 3.9 4.0 / 4.6	(R) D LOWE (L) S OLSEN	10-8 2-2	4.48 3.77	1.44 1.37
Current Weather Conditions
Conditions: Overcast Temperature: 79.0 ° Humidity: 79 Wind: South at 4.6 MPH (4 KT)

Power Rating Line
The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

		Power Line
Team	Pitcher	Estimate	Edge
ATLANTA	LOWE	-143
WASHINGTON	OLSEN	+143

Team Trends and Angles
All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

ATLANTA team trends
	Win/Loss record						Over/Under
	Current Year		Last 3 Years		Since 1997		Current	Last 3	Since 1997
Description	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	O-U	O-U
in day games	20-13	+6.2	67-63	-1.5	408-289	+29.8	19-14	65-64	353-316
in games played on a grass field	58-42	+8.1	215-206	-25.4	1163-902	-49.1	48-46	189-215	980-981
against left-handed starters	17-16	-2.1	68-71	-14.5	336-256	+16	17-14	71-66	295-272
after a win	33-24	+3.4	112-104	-5.8	714-574	-64.1	28-25	92-113	595-619
when playing against a team with a losing record	28-15	+7	95-85	-21	621-417	-20.9	21-18	78-93	487-509
when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season	3-5	-4.6	38-36	-17.2	323-207	-22.2	5-3	38-34	244-262
in all games	58-42	+8.1	216-208	-26.3	1287-978	-26.1	48-46	190-217	1076-1073
when the total is 8 to 8.5	26-22	-2	90-87	-23.6	513-365	+7.9	25-23	86-88	436-414
as a road favorite of -125 to -150	8-7	-1.1	20-20	-6.9	158-125	-12.1	6-8	22-17	141-129
in road games	24-29	-6.2	99-116	-13	610-523	+4.4	26-24	96-113	538-545
on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5	9-14	-6.4	36-41	-7.6	223-188	-0.6	13-10	41-36	210-192
in July games	12-9	-0.6	38-35	-5.4	223-140	+24.8	10-10	37-34	187-156
when playing on Thursday	8-5	+1.6	28-23	+0.2	159-105	+12.6	7-6	21-28	117-133
against division opponents	19-18	-2.8	91-90	-14.6	515-399	-23.4	12-22	77-95	419-443

WASHINGTON team trends
	Win/Loss record						Over/Under
	Current Year		Last 3 Years		Since 1997		Current	Last 3	Since 1997
Description	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	W-L	Units	O-U	O-U	O-U
in July games	9-13	-3.1	24-50	-21.5	145-221	-57.8	11-10	37-35	169-178
when playing on Thursday	7-6	+4	27-31	+8.6	124-149	+0.1	8-5	28-29	121-140
against division opponents	17-18	+6.1	69-109	-14.2	380-518	-49.3	15-18	84-83	405-444
in day games	15-22	-2.2	55-76	-4.6	297-373	-21.3	17-19	55-70	298-336
in games played on a grass field	43-58	-5	161-257	-49.9	584-826	-74.1	42-55	189-212	619-718
against right-handed starters	32-43	-4.6	118-188	-33.5	698-921	-100.6	29-42	131-161	727-814
after a loss	29-27	+8.1	93-168	-53.2	522-718	-96.3	24-28	120-128	553-622
when playing against a team with a winning record	15-24	-3.4	66-141	-47.4	418-656	-91.4	20-16	97-97	504-519
when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season	6-7	-0.3	28-62	-18.9	208-349	-57.9	8-4	46-37	259-270
in all games	43-58	-5	161-263	-55.9	965-1240	-103.9	42-55	192-215	1016-1082
when the total is 8 to 8.5	19-17	+7.3	50-85	-16.9	340-470	-75.4	13-23	69-64	383-403
as a home underdog of +100 to +125	9-6	+3.8	37-44	-4	139-162	-8.9	4-9	35-42	135-152
as a home underdog of +125 to +150	6-3	+5.2	22-15	+15.2	85-119	-3.2	3-6	17-19	98-95
in home games	26-22	+4.7	93-116	-16.6	541-557	-16.1	18-28	95-107	519-528
at home when the total is 8 to 8.5	11-7	+5.3	30-36	-0.7	198-229	-32.6	7-11	34-32	208-209

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games
Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.

ATLANTA - Schedule
									Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Team Starter	Opponent	Opp Starter	Score	W/L	Line	Tot.	O/U	H	LOB	E	H	LOB	E
7/15/2010	JURRJENS(R)	MILWAUKEE	BUSH(R)	2-1	W	-170	8.5 un	U	8	8	1	6	7	0
7/16/2010	HANSON(R)	MILWAUKEE	WOLF(L)	3-9	L	-175	8.5 un	O	8	9	2	16	10	1
7/17/2010	HUDSON(R)	MILWAUKEE	NARVESON(L)	3-6	L	-195	8 un	O	10	7	0	7	3	0
7/18/2010	LOWE(R)	MILWAUKEE	PARRA(L)	11-6	W	-175	9 ev	O	13	6	1	14	8	0
7/20/2010	JURRJENS(R)	SAN DIEGO	LEBLANC(L)	4-1	W	-155	8 un	U	8	9	3	5	7	0
7/21/2010	HANSON(R)	SAN DIEGO	GARLAND(R)	4-6	L	-170	8 un	O	10	9	0	12	13	1
7/22/2010	HUDSON(R)	SAN DIEGO	RICHARD(L)	8-0	W	-165	7.5 un	O	13	11	0	4	7	1
7/23/2010	LOWE(R)	@ FLORIDA	SANABIA(R)	6-7	L	-110	8.5 un	O	11	11	0	8	8	0
7/24/2010	MEDLEN(R)	@ FLORIDA	SANCHEZ(R)	10-5	W	-115	8 un	O	10	6	0	11	8	2
7/25/2010	JURRJENS(R)	@ FLORIDA	VOLSTAD(R)	4-5	L	-135	8.5 ev	O	11	11	0	11	7	0
7/27/2010	HANSON(R)	@ WASHINGTON	BATISTA(R)	0-3	L	-140	8 un	U	5	6	2	6	4	0
7/28/2010	HUDSON(R)	@ WASHINGTON	HERNANDEZ(R)	3-1	W	-145	7.5 ev	U	8	9	0	7	6	0
7/29/2010	LOWE(R)	@ WASHINGTON	OLSEN(L)
7/30/2010		@ CINCINNATI
7/31/2010		@ CINCINNATI
8/1/2010		@ CINCINNATI
8/2/2010		NY METS
8/3/2010		NY METS
8/4/2010		NY METS
8/5/2010		SAN FRANCISCO

WASHINGTON - Schedule
									Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Team Starter	Opponent	Opp Starter	Score	W/L	Line	Tot.	O/U	H	LOB	E	H	LOB	E
7/16/2010	STRASBURG(R)	@ FLORIDA	NOLASCO(R)	4-0	W	-120	7 un	U	8	4	0	4	8	0
7/17/2010	HERNANDEZ(R)	@ FLORIDA	JOHNSON(R)	0-2	L	225	7.5 un	U	11	10	1	4	4	1
7/18/2010	STAMMEN(R)	@ FLORIDA	SANABIA(R)	0-1	L	125	9 ev	U	8	9	1	6	10	0
7/19/2010	MARTIN(R)	@ CINCINNATI	CUETO(R)	2-7	L	155	9 un	P	4	8	0	10	4	1
7/20/2010	ATILANO(R)	@ CINCINNATI	LEAKE(R)	7-8	L	170	9 ov	O	8	5	1	9	5	1
7/21/2010	STRASBURG(R)	@ CINCINNATI	ARROYO(R)	8-5	W	-125	7 ov	O	9	5	0	10	9	1
7/22/2010	HERNANDEZ(R)	@ CINCINNATI	VOLQUEZ(R)	7-1	W	160	8.5 un	U	10	6	0	7	5	0
7/23/2010	STAMMEN(R)	@ MILWAUKEE	NARVESON(L)	5-7	L	130	9.5 un	O	7	3	0	9	5	0
7/24/2010	MARTIN(R)	@ MILWAUKEE	PARRA(L)	3-4	L	115	9.5 un	U	7	5	0	11	10	0
7/25/2010	DETWILER(L)	@ MILWAUKEE	BUSH(R)	3-8	L	135	9.5 un	O	9	7	2	7	5	2
7/27/2010	BATISTA(R)	ATLANTA	HANSON(R)	3-0	W	+130	8 un	U	6	4	0	5	6	2
7/28/2010	HERNANDEZ(R)	ATLANTA	HUDSON(R)	1-3	L	+135	7.5 ev	U	7	6	0	8	9	0
7/29/2010	OLSEN(L)	ATLANTA	LOWE(R)
7/30/2010		PHILADELPHIA
7/31/2010		PHILADELPHIA
8/1/2010		PHILADELPHIA
8/2/2010		@ ARIZONA
8/3/2010		@ ARIZONA
8/4/2010		@ ARIZONA
8/5/2010		@ ARIZONA

Team Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.

ATLANTA - Current Season Performance
	Team Records			Team			Opponent
	W-L	Units	O-U	Runs	Avg	OBP	Runs	Avg	OBP
All Games	58-42	+8.1	48-46	4.6	0.261	0.341	3.9	0.247	0.315
Road Games	24-29	-6.2	26-24	4.3	0.253	0.336	4.1	0.257	0.326
vs Left-handed Starters	17-16	-2.1	17-14	4.6	0.261	0.338	4.1	0.253	0.322
Past 7 Games	3-4	-2.6	5-2	5.0	0.264	0.336	3.9	0.241	0.306
Grass Games	58-42	+8.1	48-46	4.6	0.261	0.341	3.9	0.247	0.315
Day Games	20-13	+6.2	19-14	5.6	0.277	0.367	4.0	0.245	0.309
Division	19-18	-2.8	12-22	3.7	0.245	0.324	3.4	0.249	0.306

ATLANTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team Batting	Team Batting															Team Fielding
	Runs	AVG	OBP	G	AB	H	EB	HR	/AB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	LOB	GIDP	ERR	DP	OSB
All Games	4.6	0.261	0.341	100	3378	882	198	83	0.02	439	408	701	44	782	91	70	110	61
Road Games	4.3	0.253	0.336	53	1842	466	99	41	0.02	218	230	393	23	438	51	36	56	34
Lefty Starters	4.6	0.261	0.338	33	1130	295	63	24	0.02	144	132	241	12	263	28	24	43	14

ATLANTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	SV	BSV	Pct.
All Games	3.24	1.275	288.7	115	104	245	22	123	304	20-10	25	11	69.4%
Road Games	3.31	1.333	144	62	53	127	12	65	151	9-9	10	7	58.8%

WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
	Team Records			Team			Opponent
	W-L	Units	O-U	Runs	Avg	OBP	Runs	Avg	OBP
All Games	43-58	-5	42-55	4.0	0.257	0.320	4.6	0.269	0.332
Home Games	26-22	+4.7	18-28	4.0	0.275	0.338	4.2	0.262	0.318
vs Right-handed Starters	32-43	-4.6	29-42	4.0	0.254	0.315	4.5	0.267	0.328
Past 7 Games	3-4	-0.1	3-4	4.3	0.238	0.273	4.0	0.247	0.310
Grass Games	43-58	-5	42-55	4.0	0.257	0.320	4.6	0.269	0.332
Day Games	15-22	-2.2	17-19	4.0	0.258	0.318	4.5	0.266	0.324
Division	17-18	+6.1	15-18	3.9	0.259	0.332	4.7	0.264	0.341

WASHINGTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team Batting	Team Batting															Team Fielding
	Runs	AVG	OBP	G	AB	H	EB	HR	/AB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	LOB	GIDP	ERR	DP	OSB
All Games	4.0	0.257	0.320	101	3370	865	199	86	0.03	396	315	737	70	705	93	80	81	40
Home Games	4.0	0.275	0.338	48	1596	439	106	44	0.03	182	152	318	28	358	49	38	43	26
Righty Starters	4.0	0.254	0.315	75	2476	629	140	59	0.02	287	220	538	51	500	70	64	60	29

WASHINGTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	SV	BSV	Pct.
All Games	3.59	1.345	325.7	148	130	306	30	132	282	17-22	27	14	65.9%
Home Games	3.03	1.186	172	64	58	142	13	62	153	14-6	18	8	69.2%

Starting Pitcher Season to Date Performance

DEREK LOWE recent results and season statistics

DEREK LOWE - Season Statistics in Games Started
	Starter Statistics												Team Records
	ERA	WHIP	W-L	G	IP	IP/S	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	Units	O-U
All Starts	4.48	1.436	10-8	21	124.7	5.9	64	62	129	12	50	81	11-10	-0.5	10-9
Road Starts	4.78	1.578	3-5	11	64	5.8	34	34	69	6	32	43	4-7	-2.6	4-6
Last 3 Starts	4.96	1.776	1-1	3	16.3	5.4	9	9	21	4	8	15	1-2	-1.1	2-1

DEREK LOWE - Recent Starts
Date	Opponent	Score	Line	Total	Result	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	Opp Starter
7/23/2010	at FLORIDA	6-7	-110	8.5	Loss,Over		5.7	4	4	5	1	5	6	SANABIA(R)
7/18/2010	MILWAUKEE	11-6	-175	9	Win,Over	W	5.3	3	3	8	2	1	5	PARRA(L)
7/11/2010	at NY METS	0-3	+125	7	Loss,Under	L	5.3	2	2	8	1	2	4	SANTANA(L)

SCOTT OLSEN recent results and season statistics

SCOTT OLSEN - Season Statistics in Games Started
	Starter Statistics												Team Records
	ERA	WHIP	W-L	G	IP	IP/S	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	Units	O-U
All Starts	3.77	1.372	2-2	8	43	5.4	19	18	45	3	14	32	4-4	+2.2	3-5
Home Starts	5.12	1.397	1-2	4	19.3	4.8	12	11	21	2	6	18	2-2	+0.1	1-3
Last 3 Starts	4.20	1.667	0-1	3	15	5.0	7	7	20	1	5	6	0-3	-3.5	1-2

SCOTT OLSEN - Recent Starts
Date	Opponent	Score	Line	Total	Result	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	Opp Starter
5/21/2010	BALTIMORE	3-5	-150	9	Loss,Under	L	3	4	4	6	1	3	1	HERNANDEZ(R)
5/16/2010	at COLORADO	1-2	+120	9.5	Loss,Under		6.7	1	1	5	0	1	3	FRANCIS(L)
5/11/2010	at NY METS	6-8	+125	8	Loss,Over		5.3	2	2	9	0	1	2	NIESE(L)

Head-to-Head Series History
Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.

Games over the last 3 seasons

WASHINGTON is 24-20 (+14.2 Units) against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons

23 of 41 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

Games this season

WASHINGTON is 4-4 (+1.4 Units) against ATLANTA this season

5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.8 Units)

All games at WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons

WASHINGTON is 14-9 (+7.5 Units) against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons

15 of 22 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.7 Units)

Games played at WASHINGTON this season.

WASHINGTON is 3-2 (+1.6 Units) against ATLANTA this season

3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

						Team Stats					Starting Pitcher Stats
Date	Teams	Score	Line	Total	Result	H	HR	SB	LOB	ERR	Starter	W/L	IP	ER	H	BB
7/28/2010	ATLANTA	3	-145			8	0	2	9	0	HUDSON(R)	W	7.7	1	7	1
	WASHINGTON	1	+135	7.5 ev	Under	7	0	0	6	0	HERNANDEZ(R)	L	4.3	3	6	2
7/27/2010	ATLANTA	0	-140		Under	5	0	0	6	2	HANSON(R)	L	6	1	6	0
	WASHINGTON	3	+130	8 un	Win	6	0	4	4	0	BATISTA(R)	W	5	0	3	1
6/30/2010	WASHINGTON	1	+150		Under	8	0	0	8	0	MARTIN(R)	L	5	3	6	2
	ATLANTA	4	-160	8.5 un	Win	7	0	0	9	0	JURRJENS(R)	W	5	1	6	2
6/29/2010	WASHINGTON	7	+180			11	1	2	8	0	STAMMEN(R)	W	7.3	2	5	2
	ATLANTA	2	-190	9 un		5	0	0	5	1	LOWE(R)	L	5.7	4	8	2
6/28/2010	WASHINGTON	0	+105		Under	5	0	0	8	1	STRASBURG(R)	L	6.3	3	6	2
	ATLANTA	5	-115	6.5 ev	Win	8	0	0	4	2	HUDSON(R)	W	7	0	5	3

Pitcher Versus Team Past History

DEREK LOWE vs. WASHINGTON since 1997

LOWE is 6-5 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.78 and a WHIP of 1.347.

His team's record is 8-5 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.8 units)

DEREK LOWE recent starts vs. WASHINGTON
Date	Opponent	Score	Line	Total	Result	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	Opp Starter
6/29/2010	WASHINGTON	2-7	-190	9	Loss	L	5.7	4	4	8	0	2	5	STAMMEN(R)
10/2/2009	WASHINGTON	3-6	-190	9	Loss	L	4.7	6	5	8	1	5	4	HERNANDEZ(R)
9/27/2009	at WASHINGTON	6-3	-200	9.5	Win,Under		6	3	3	7	3	2	3	HERNANDEZ(R)

SCOTT OLSEN vs. ATLANTA since 1997

OLSEN is 3-5 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.73 and a WHIP of 1.500.

His team's record is 6-7 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-6. (-0.6 units)

SCOTT OLSEN recent starts vs. ATLANTA
Date	Opponent	Score	Line	Total	Result	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	Opp Starter
5/6/2010	ATLANTA	3-2	+120	8.5	Win,Under		7.3	2	1	2	0	1	8	HUDSON(R)
7/5/2009	ATLANTA	5-3	+130	9.5	Win,Under	W	8.7	3	3	8	1	5	5	LOWE(R)
4/12/2009	at ATLANTA	5-8	+170	9	Loss,Over	L	5	5	5	6	0	3	3	JURRJENS(R)

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

As indicated by the movement of the line, the betting public is favoring ATLANTA in this game.

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in ATLANTA games 51.8% of the time since 1997. (946-880, -24.7 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in ATLANTA games 51.8% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (190-177, -12.7 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in WASHINGTON games 50.6% of the time since 1997. (885-863, -46.1 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in WASHINGTON games 53.7% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (188-162, +21.5 units)

No Edge.

The betting public is favoring nothing on the total in this game.

The betting public is correct when moving the total in ATLANTA games 49.6% of the time since 1997. (727-739, -111.9 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in ATLANTA games 48.3% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (116-124, -24.1 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in WASHINGTON games 50.5% of the time since 1997. (707-693, -81.9 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in WASHINGTON games 47.7% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (113-124, -26.8 units)

No Edge.

Key Player Injuries

ATLANTA

[P] 06/17/2010 - Chris Resop 15-day DL (6/16) ( Oblique )

[P] 07/15/2010 - Eric O'Flaherty 15-day DL (7/15) ( Infection )

WASHINGTON

[P] 04/04/2010 - Chien-Ming Wang 60-day DL (4/4) ( Shoulder )

[P] 02/28/2010 - Jordan Zimmerman 60-day DL (2/19) ( Shoulder )

[C] 04/04/2010 - Jesus Flores 60-day DL (4/4) ( Shoulder )

[P] 04/15/2010 - Garrett Mock 60-day DL (4/11) ( Back )

[P] 04/21/2010 - Jason Marquis 15-day DL (4/19) ( Elbow )

[P] 07/28/2010 - Scott Olsen 15-day DL (5/21), expected to be activated & start Thursday vs. Atlanta Braves ( Shoulder )

[P] 06/29/2010 - Tyler Walker 15-day DL (6/28) ( Shoulder )

[P] 07/22/2010 - Luis Atilano 15-day DL (7/21) ( Elbow )

[P] 07/25/2010 - J.D. Martin 15-day DL (7/24) ( Back )

[P] 07/27/2010 - Stephen Strasburg "?" Sunday vs. Los Angeles Dodgers ( Shoulder )

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