Braves vs Tigers Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday when they battle the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Derek Lowe in this game. Lowe has a 11-12 record and a 4.53 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Zach Duke who starts for the Pirates. Lefthander Duke is 7-12 with a 5.24 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 162-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. James McDonald threw seven scoreless innings to earn the victory in the Pirates' 5-0 win over the Braves on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh won as +185 home underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the 7.5-point total set by oddsmakers. Delwyn Young hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer for the Pirates, who also got two runs batted in from Ronny Cedeno in the win. Jason Heyward went 2-for-4 for Atlanta, while losing pitcher Tim Hudson allowed four runs over 6 1-3 innings for the Braves. Current streak: Atlanta has lost 3 straight games. Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 79-60 SU Pittsburgh: 47-91 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 1-9 Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a win 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 Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing Atlanta Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Atlanta Next up: Atlanta home to St. Louis, Thursday, September 9 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Friday, September 10 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.