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(MLB) San Diego vs. Atlanta,
Money Line: -115.00 Atlanta (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -115.00 Atlanta (Home)
Result: Loss
#912 ASA PLAY ON Atlanta Braves -115 over San Diego Padres, Sunday at 7 PM ET - Yesterday's game was rained out and will be made up as part of a double header tomorrow on Monday. As for today on Sunday, the pitching match-up is expected to be Yu Darvish facing Bryce Elder. Before we dig deeper into that, let's start by talking about the team situation here which certainly seems to favor the Braves in this spot. The Padres took Game 1 of this series Friday but that followed 3 straight losses and defeats in 4 of 5 games. Also, the 4 losses were by a combined score of 24 to 7. The point is that the Padres have not looked good of late. The Braves are now suddenly off B2B losses but this followed wins in 6 of 7 and those 6 victories were by a combined score of 16 to 5. We like the overall team edge here too with Atlanta 15-6 at home this season plus having gone 17-6 in games against teams with a losing record this season. San Diego is a game under .500 this season and their bullpen ranks in the middle of the pack this season for ERA but the Braves rank as one of the league's best for bullpen ERA. The Padres have a .342 slugging percentage the L15 days which ranks among the worst in the league. The Braves have a .420 slugging percentage at home this season which ranks 3rd in the NL. The Padres have Darvish on the mound and he has been strong this season overall but this is leading to line value here with him on the road where he tends to not pitch as well. Darvish entered this season with a 16-16 record in his road outings last 4 seasons. Elder has been great at home and had a 2.45 ERA in 4 starts there in his rookie season and has a 1.50 ERA in his 2 starts at home this season plus he went 7-1 at home last season! Many indicators in favor of the home team at a low price in this one. Lay it!