Braves-Padres Lines Preview

The Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at PETCO Park. Kenshin Kawakami will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Kawakami is 5-8 this season with a 4.37 ERA. Starting this game for the Padres will be Mat Latos. The righthander has a 2.70 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves lost to the Dodgers 9-1 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Martin Prado was 2-4 with an RBI for the Braves and Jair Jurrjens gave up four runs on 10 hits in five innings. The Padres lost to Milwaukee 6-1 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Adrian Gonzalez drove in the Padres lone run and Kevin Correia allowed three runs on two hits in 6 1-3 innings. Team records: Atlanta: 53-52 SU San Diego: 43-63 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 7-3 After playing LA Dodgers are 7-3 After a loss are 8-2 San Diego most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 2-8 After playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing San Diego Atlanta is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Diego The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing on the road against San Diego The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games at home San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta Next up: San Diego home to Atlanta, Tuesday, August 4