Braves vs Cubs Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Wrigley Field. Righthander Tommy Hanson will take the mound for the Braves to start this game. Hanson is 8-8 this season with a 3.41 ERA. Hanson's opponent in this one will be Tom Gorzelanny. The Cubs lefthander has a 3.99 ERA to go along with a 6-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves scored three runs in the ninth inning and rallied for a 5-3 win over the Cubs in the opener on Friday, as -145 favorites. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10.5) set by sportsbooks. Rick Ankiel led the way with three runs batted in, and Peter Moylan earned the win in relief. Billy Wagner closed out the ninth for his 30th save. Carlos Marmol gave up three runs in relief and was saddled with the Cubs loss. Current streak: Chicago has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 72-50 SU Chicago: 50-73 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Atlanta is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games when playing Atlanta Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Atlanta Chi Cubs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games Next up: Chi Cubs home to Atlanta, Sunday, August 22 YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network.