This is a 10* on ATLANTA

Atlanta may have been the underdog coming into the World Series, but they quickly wrested away home field advantage by winning Game 1 in Houston. Game 2 was a situation where a play on the Astros seemed obvious, so that’s what we did and we won. But now we like the Braves at home in Game 3. Ian Anderson has been a much better pitcher than Luis Garcia in the playoffs. Anderson’s three starts have resulted in only three runs being allowed. Garcia has given up 10 runs in his three turns in the postseason and that’s despite him pitching only 9.3 innings. Anderson has thrown 12 innings. The Braves have yet to lose two straight in the postseason. We don’t think it will happen now. Off their first three playoff losses, they’ve outscored teams 16-4. Mid-September is the last time the Braves lost consecutive games. They’ve won 66% of the time since August 2nd. The Astros have lost 11 of the last 15 times they’ve played in a National League stadium, which of course means no designated hitter. Such is the case here. Play on ATLANTA

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