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Monday, August 08, 2011

Braves vs Marlins MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Atlanta Braves and the Florida Marlins meet at Sun Life Stadium.
The Braves will give the ball to starter Derek Lowe in this one. Righthander Lowe is 6-10 this season with a 4.86 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Brad Hand who starts for the Marlins. Lefthander Hand is 1-3 with a 2.86 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Braves were a 6-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made winners of bettors who got Atlanta at +107 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Marlins were an 8-4 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -122 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Current streak:
Florida has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Atlanta: 66-49 SU
Florida: 55-59 SU
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Florida most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 2-8
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Florida
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games 
Next up:
Florida home to Atlanta, Tuesday, August 9