Marlins-Braves Pointspread Pointers

The Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves will meet on the field at Turner Field on Monday in a battle of division rivals. The Marlins will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Scott Olsen in this game. Olsen has a 4-2 record and a 3.65 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Braves will be Jo-Jo Reyes. The lefthander has a 4.83 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Marlins lost to Philadelphia 7-5 as a +130 underdog last time out. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10.5). Mike Jacobs hit two home runs and had four RBI for Florida, while Andrew Miller surrendered three runs in five innings. The Braves lost to Cincinnati 6-2 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Brian McCann and Mark Teixeira each hit a solo homer for Atlanta and Tim Hudson was tagged for three earned runs on seven hits in six innings to take the loss. Current streak: Atlanta has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Florida: 31-24 SU Atlanta: 29-28 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 4-6 After playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games when playing Atlanta Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta Atlanta is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Florida Next up: Atlanta home to Florida, Tuesday, June 3