Brewers vs Braves Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday when they battle the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Brewers will give the ball to starter David Bush in this one. Righthander Bush is 4-6 this season with a 4.15 ERA. Starting this game for the Braves will be Jair Jurrjens. The righthander has a 5.40 ERA to go along with a 1-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Brewers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Brewers defeated Pittsburgh 6-5 as a -185 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Corey Hart hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning for Milwaukee, while Ryan Braun and George Kottaras hit solo home runs in the win. The Braves lost to the Mets 3-0 as a +130 underdog on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7). Derek Lowe took the loss for Atlanta after allowing two runs on eight hits in 5 1-3 innings. Current streak: Milwaukee has won 3 straight games. Team records: Milwaukee: 40-49 SU Atlanta: 52-36 SU Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Milwaukee are 3-7 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Milwaukee's last 22 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee Atlanta is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games at home Next up: Atlanta home to Milwaukee, Friday, July 16 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.