Braves-Nationals Odds Preview

The Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals will meet on the field at Nationals Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Derek Lowe in this game. Lowe has a 1-0 record and a 2.81 ERA this season. The Nationals will counter Lowe with Shairon Martis. Righthander Martis has a 4.82 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves defeated Pittsburgh 11-1 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Martin Prado and David Ross both homered and drove in three runs for Atlanta, while Javier Vazquez picked up the win after pitching six shutout innings with eight strikeouts. The Nationals lost to Florida 7-4 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Adam Dunn was 2-2 with a run scored for Washington and Austin Kearns were 2-4 with an RBI. Current streak: Washington has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 6-6 SU Washington: 1-10 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 Washington most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing Florida are 1-9 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing Washington Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 11 of Washington's last 13 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 12 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home Next up: Washington home to Atlanta, Tuesday, April 21