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 Wednesday when they battle at Miller Park. The Braves will give the ball to ace starter Derek Lowe in this one. Righthander Lowe is 4-3 this season with a 6.16 ERA. Starting this game for the Brewers will be ace Yovani Gallardo. The righthander has a 3.07 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Eric Hinske was 2-for-2 with three runs batted in, as the Braves hammered the Brewers 11-3 on Tuesday night. Atlanta won as -135 road favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total posted by oddsmakers. Troy Glaus went 2-for-5 with a big fly and three RBIs for the Braves, as winning pitcher Tim Hudson gave up only one run over six innings for Atlanta. Casey McGehee and Alcides Escobar were both 2-for-4 with an RBI for Milwaukee, while Dave Bush allowed three runs over six innings to take the defeat for the Brewers. Current streak: Atlanta has won 2 straight games. Milwaukee has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 15-18 SU Milwaukee: 15-18 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Arizona are 6-4 After playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games Next up: Atlanta home to Arizona, Friday, May 14 Milwaukee home to Philadelphia, Friday, May 14 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.