Friday, August 19, 2011

Diamondbacks vs Braves MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Turner Field.
The Diamondbacks will trot Daniel Hudson out to the mound in this one. Righthander Hudson has a 12-8 record and a 3.76 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Braves will be Derek Lowe. The righthander has a 4.89 ERA to go along with a 7-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
Last time out for Arizona, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Phillies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Phillies at -133 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Atlanta was a 1-0 winner at home against the Giants. Bettors on Atlanta at +108 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Arizona has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Arizona: 69-55 SU
Atlanta: 73-52 SU
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Arizona are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Arizona's last 11 games on the road
Arizona is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games 
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games 
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games 
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing Arizona
Next up:
Atlanta home to Arizona, Saturday, August 20


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