Braves vs Reds Baseball Odds
The Braves won their last game, but they have really cooled off after their scorching start losing 7 of their last 10 games. They still lead the NL East with a 2 game lead over the Washington Nationals.
Venue/ Stadium: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Monday, May 6, 2013
MLB Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: Braves +115 / Reds +125
Over/Under: 7.5
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Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds Preview
The Reds have won 3 straight and are only 2.5 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. MLB lines have the Reds as the home favorite with a total of 7.5 runs.
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In their last games the Braves beat the New York Mets 9-4 and the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4.
This season the Braves have an Over/Under record of 16-14 and a run-line W/L record of 15-15 and the Reds have an Over/Under record of 18-13 and they have a run-line W/L record of 15-17.
The Reds have the best home record in baseball at 12-4 and the Braves are 9-7 on the road.
The Reds have beaten the Braves in 4 straight games and at home they are 19-7 in their last 26 against Atlanta.
In losing 7 of their last 8 games against the Reds the Braves only scored 20 runs in those games.
Paul Maholm (3-3 3.08 ERA) goes for the Braves tonight and in his last start he gave up only 2 earned runs in 8 innings, but got no run support in a loss to the Washington Nationals. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Bronson Arroyo (2-3 3.95 ERA) goes for the Reds and in his last outing he also only gave up 2 earned runs in 7 innings, but took the loss facing the St. Louis Cardinals.
Maholm is 3-0 with a 2.76 ERA in his last 5 starts against the Reds and 5-1 with a 2.62 ERA in the last 12 facing them.
Arroyo is 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA in 3 home starts this season and is 2-0 with a 3.26 ERA in his last 5 games facing Atlanta.
6-time All Star catcher Brian McCann will make his season debut for the Braves tonight after recovering from shoulder surgery.
In some betting trends for this NL match up the Braves are 3-7 in their last 10 games, 2-5 in Maholm’s last 7 road starts, and they have an Over record of 5-0 in their last 5 road games.
The Reds are 5-2 in their last 7 games, 7-2 in Arroyo’s last 9 home starts, and they have an Under record of 3-0-1 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Jason’s Pick: The Braves are my team so I am biased and even with that the case I think the Reds will continue their dominance at home beating Atlanta in the first game of this series.
