MLB Picks - Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants

In tonight's baseball betting matchup the Atlanta Braves take on the San Francisco Giants in a game where the Braves will be trying to avoid being swept. Atlanta is only 2 ½ games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the N.L. East Division. The Braves send pitcher Kenshin Kawakami to the mound. Kawakami hasn’t been lighting things up lately going 3 and 5 with a 4.73 ERA and 1.40 WHIP.

Kawakami faces off against veteran Randy Johnson. Johnson has been worse than Kawakami in 2009. The future hall of famer has amassed a 6.26 ERA, 3 and 4 record, and 1.57 WHIP.

First-pitch is at 10:15 pm EST.

Here is the betting line for this game (according to BetUS online sportsbook):

Atlanta Braves
Kenshin Kawakami – R -1 ½ +145 -110 O 8 -115

San Francisco Giants
Randy Johnson – L +1 ½ -165 -110 U 8 -105

Here are a few online wagering trends for this game.

The Atlanta Braves are 4 and 1 in their last 5 games versus a left handed starter.

The Atlanta Braves are 2 and 5 in Kenshin Kawakami’s last 7 starts.

The San Francisco Giants are 4 and 9 in their last 13 games on grass.

The San Francisco Giants are 2 and 7 in their last 9 games as an underdog.

The trends point towards a close game as Kawakami hasn’t been doing very well this season. But the stats say that Atlanta wins this game and I’m not ready to go against the stats.

Pitcher Randy Johnson just hasn’t been throwing the ball very well for the Giants so far in 2009. He’s still an okay pitcher in MLB but he’s not dominating any teams anymore.

The Giants have been very good in this series in the last two games, but now they face a pitcher that is slightly better than the guy they put onto the mound.

Because the money is even, both teams are going off at -110 in this matchup, I have to go with the team that has the likeliest chance of winning. To me, that’s the Atlanta Braves.

I’m going to bet the Atlanta Braves to win at -110 as listed in the BetUS Sportsbook.

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