MLB Handicapping: Braves vs Dodgers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Dodger Stadium. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Tommy Hanson in this game. Hanson has a 5-3 record and a 3.78 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Chad Billingsley who starts for the Dodgers. Righthander Billingsley is 6-2 with a 3.74 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Dodgers jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Braves on Friday. The Dodgers won that game as -165 favorites, and the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Rafael Furcal had one RBI and scored twice for the Dodgers, while Hong-Chih Huo earned the win in relief. Kenshin Kawakami gave up five runs off nine hits in 6 1-3 innings in a losing effort. Team records: Atlanta: 32-23 SU Los Angeles: 32-23 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing LA Dodgers are 8-2 After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road Atlanta is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers Atlanta is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Dodgers's last 16 games when playing at home against Atlanta Next up: LA Dodgers home to Atlanta, Sunday, June 6 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.