Giants vs Braves MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Turner Field in Game 4 of their NLDS. Madison Bumgarner will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Lefthander Bumgarner was 7-6 this season with a 3.00 ERA. Bumgarner's opponent in this one will be Derek Lowe. The Braves righthander had a 3.93 ERA to go along with a 16-13 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants defeated Atlanta 3-2- as a +120 underdog in Game 3 on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7). Aubrey Huff was 2-5 with an RBI for Giants and Jonathan Sanchez allowed one run on two hits while striking out 11 over 7 1-3 innings. Eric Hinske hit a pinch-hit two-run home run for the Braves and Tim Hudson allowed one unearned run one four hits in seven innings. Team records: San Francisco: 92-70 SU Atlanta: 91-71 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 5-5 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 6-4 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing San Francisco Next up: Atlanta at San Francisco, Wednesday, October 13 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.