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Saturday, August 06, 2011

Nationals vs Rockies MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
 The Washington Nationals and the Colorado Rockies will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Coors Field.
The Nationals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Livan Hernandez in this game. Hernandez has a 6-10 record and a 4.08 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Jhoulys Chacin who starts for the Rockies. Righthander Chacin is 8-8 with a 3.38 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The Nationals were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rockies. That made winners of bettors who got Washington at +119 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Team records:
Washington: 54-58 SU
Colorado: 52-61 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Colorado are 3-7
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Colorado home to Washington, Sunday, August 7