Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Nationals vs Braves MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The division rival Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves are set to renew hostilities on Tuesday when they meet at Turner Field.
Livan Hernandez will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Righthander Hernandez is 7-12 this season with a 4.36 ERA.
It'll be Jair Jurrjens toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Righthander Jurrjens is 13-5 with a 2.71 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Washington was a 5-4 loser in its last match on the road against the Reds. They lost as +130 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
The Braves were a 6-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made winners of bettors who got New York at +122 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Washington has lost 6 straight games.
Team records:
Washington: 62-70 SU
Atlanta: 79-54 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 8-2
After playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 2-8
After playing NY Mets are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games on the road
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games 
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing Washington
Next up:
Atlanta home to Washington, Wednesday, August 31


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