Braves vs Pirates Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at PNC Park. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Tommy Hanson in this game. Hanson has a 9-10 record and a 3.60 ERA this season. The Pirates will counter Hanson with Brian Burres. Lefthander Burres has a 5.66 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves lost to Florida 7-6 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Nate McLouth drove in three runs for Atlanta and Mike Minor was roughed up for six runs on nine hits in four innings. The Pirates lost to Washington 9-1 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Pedro Alvarez hit a solo home run for Pittsburgh and Charlie Morton was roughed up for six runs on eight hits in 3 2-3 innings. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 79-58 SU Pittsburgh: 45-91 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Monday are 2-8 Before playing Pittsburgh are 9-1 After playing Florida are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Atlanta are 1-9 After playing Washington are 1-9 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Atlanta's last 21 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Pittsburgh's last 21 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games Pittsburgh is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home Next up: Pittsburgh home to Atlanta, Tuesday, September 7 Show you support of the free information by clinking on the links and making a purchase in our sports store. Airline and hotel reservations, tickets to all events, listen to NFL games and so much more. Don't forget great stock tips as well!