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Take Atlanta’s MLB Odds if Nat’s Scherzer Sits Out

Written by on April 27, 2015

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The MLB offseason is long and boring, which means fans have to start speculating about the upcoming season’s MLB odds in order to kill time. It would be pretty tough to find anyone who thought that the Atlanta Braves would do well, or that the Washington National would struggle in the NL East. Things are not going exactly to plan, though, and both of those teams are in a jam as they get set to kick of a 3-game series in the ATL.

Atlanta vs Washington: Game Preview and MLB Odds Analysis

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Time: 7:10PM Venue: Turner Field Opening Line: TBA The Braves (9-9) were one of the surprise teams in the league in the opening couple of weeks, but reality has quickly set on for Freddy Gonzalez’s crew. The pitching has not been great of late, the bats have gone as cold as everyone expected they would be, and the Braves are making some costly errors out in the field. The Braves will be happy to get back home after a pretty disastrous 9-game road trip that saw them go 3-6. They will feel a bit better about themselves if they can take this series and close out the opening month of the season with a winning record. The Tuesday game will see Julio Teheran (2-1, 4.64 ERA) on the mound for the home team. The Braves have won 3 of Teheran’s 4 starts, but couldn’t do much in his last outing, where he didn’t have the control he needed. braves-mlb-odds To say that what is happening with the Nationals (7-12) this season is surprising is putting things a little too mildly. Given the quality of their starting rotation, the general consensus was that they would simply walk away with the division en route to a spot in the World Series. The reality has not been good for Washington, though. To put things in perspective, this is the first time that they have lost 5 games in a row since the All-Star Break way back in 2013. It is, of course, far too early to count them out just yet, but they are in serious need of a wake-up call, especially with the Mets building up a huge lead atop the division. There is some doubt as to who will get the start for Washington on Tuesday. Max Scherzer is scheduled, but his injured thumb might keep him out.

Key Betting Trends

Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta’s last 15 games Atlanta is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta’s last 8 games at home Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington’s last 13 games Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games on the road Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta

What Should You Bet On?

This is another tough one to call, especially since the pitching status of Scherzer is up in the air. If he can’t go, the Nats may be forced to call someone up. If that’s how it plays out, I like the Braves to steal the win in this one.
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