Braves vs Marlins Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Atlanta Braves and the Florida Marlins meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kenshin Kawakami in this game. Kawakami has a 1-9 record and a 4.48 ERA this season. It'll be Andrew Miller toeing the rubber for the Marlins in this contest. Lefthander Miller is 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves were doubled 4-2 by the Mets last time out, as -170 favorites. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Tim Hudson surrendered eight hits and four runs over his seven innings in the Braves loss. Wes Helms went 3-for-5 and drove in five runs to power the Marlins to a 16-10 win over the Nationals on Wednesday. The Marlins won that game as -152 favorites, while the 26 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Chris Volstad allowed nine hits and six runs over five innings for the Marlins victory. Current streak: Florida has won 2 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 78-56 SU Florida: 67-65 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Florida are 7-3 After playing NY Mets are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 Florida most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Atlanta are 4-6 After playing Washington are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 9 of Florida's last 10 games at home The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 12 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing Atlanta Next up: Florida home to Atlanta, Saturday, September 4 Because the Power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports services, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else.