MLB Handicapping: Braves vs Nationals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals meet at Nationals Park. Tommy Hanson will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Hanson is 2-2 this season with a 2.17 ERA. The Nationals will counter Hanson with Luis Atilano. Righthander Atilano has a 2.25 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ian Desmond went 2-for-4 with a solo dinger and two runs batted in to lead the Nationals over the Braves 6-3 on Tuesday night. Washington won as +105 home underdogs, while the game resulted in a PUSH on the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Christian Guzman and Roger Bernadina were both 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Nationals, as winning pitcher Livan Hernandez gave up one earned run over 5 1-3 innings for Washington. Jason Heyward was 2-for-2 with a big fly for Atlanta, while Kenshin Kawakami allowed three runs over five innings to take the loss for the Braves. Team records: Atlanta: 11-15 SU Washington: 14-12 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing Washington are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 Washington most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 16 games Atlanta is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Washington Atlanta is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta Next up: Washington home to Atlanta, Thursday, May 6 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.