Braves-Padres Lines Preview

The Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at PETCO Park.
Kenshin Kawakami will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Kawakami is 5-8 this season with a 4.37 ERA.
Starting this game for the Padres will be Mat Latos. The righthander has a 2.70 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Braves lost to the Dodgers 9-1 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5).
Martin Prado was 2-4 with an RBI for the Braves and Jair Jurrjens gave up four runs on 10 hits in five innings.
The Padres lost to Milwaukee 6-1 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Adrian Gonzalez drove in the Padres lone run and Kevin Correia allowed three runs on two hits in 6 1-3 innings.
Team records:
Atlanta: 53-52 SU
San Diego: 43-63 SU
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing LA Dodgers are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 2-8
After playing Milwaukee are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing San Diego
Atlanta is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta’s last 10 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego’s last 8 games at home
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego’s last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego’s last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Next up:
San Diego home to Atlanta, Tuesday, August 4

 

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