Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Turner Field. Ace righthander Chad Billingsley will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Billingsley is 9-7 this season with a 3.78 ERA. The Braves will counter Billingsley with Tommy Hanson. Righthander Hanson has a 3.51 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves defeated the Dodgers 13-1 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7). Troy Glaus homered and drove in four runs for Matt Kemp scored the Dodgers only run and Vicente Padilla was roughed up for eight runs on eight hits in 4 1-3 innings. Team records: Atlanta: 68-49 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Colorado are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Washington are 4-6 After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Atlanta LA Dodgers are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing Atlanta LA Dodgers are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games at home Next up: LA Dodgers home to Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close. |