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 Sunday when they battle at Wrigley Field. The Braves will give the ball to starter Mike Minor in this one. Lefthander Minor is 1-0 this season with a 3.75 ERA. Starting this game for the Cubs will be Randy Wells. The righthander has a 4.44 ERA to go along with a 5-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in on Saturday, and the Cubs held on for a 5-4 victory over the Braves. The Cubs won that game as +149 underdogs, while the nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Tom Gorzelanny fanned nine batters and allowed just one earned run over seven innings for the win. Carlos Marmol closed out the ninth for his 22nd save. Tommy Hanson gave up five runs off seven hits in his five innings in the loss. Team records: Atlanta: 72-51 SU Chicago: 51-73 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Sunday are 8-2 Before playing Colorado are 7-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After a loss are 8-2 Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games Atlanta is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs Atlanta is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs Chi Cubs are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta Chi Cubs are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Atlanta Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games at home Next up: Atlanta at Colorado, Monday, August 23 Chi Cubs at Washington, Monday, August 23 Betting systems and a fantastic sports store show that the OffshoreInsiders.com Network is more than just free sports picks