MLB Handicapping: Braves vs Brewers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Miller Park. Tim Hudson will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Hudson is 2-1 this season with a 2.82 ERA. It'll be David Bush toeing the rubber for the Brewers in this contest. Righthander Bush is 1-2 with a 4.19 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Martin Prado was 2-for-5 with a grand slam and five runs batted in, as the Braves overpowered the Brewers 8-2 on Monday night. Atlanta won as -140 road favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Winning pitcher Tommy Hanson pitched eight scoreless innings for the Braves, as Troy Glaus went 2-for-4 with a dinger for Atlanta. Casey McGehee was 2-for-4 with a two-run shot for Milwaukee, while Doug Davis allowed three earned runs over 5 2-3 innings to pick up the loss for the Brewers. Team records: Atlanta: 14-18 SU Milwaukee: 15-17 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8 After playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 16 games when playing Atlanta Next up: Milwaukee home to Atlanta, Wednesday, May 12 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.