{"id":38635,"date":"2011-05-29T09:12:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T16:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=38635"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:39:52","slug":"odds-cincinnati-vs-atlanta-gambling-prediction-preview-29511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/odds-cincinnati-vs-atlanta-gambling-prediction-preview-29511\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday MLB Betting \u2013 Reds vs. Braves Preview & Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday MLB Baseball Picks: Reds vs Braves<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Sunday Night Baseball Betting \u2013 Reds vs Braves Preview & Pick<\/strong>
\nDate: <\/strong>May 29, 2011
\nVenue: <\/strong>Turner Field, Atlanta, GA
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>ESPN2
\nCincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Betting Lines from Betonline.com<\/strong>
\nMoney Line: Atlanta -138 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under: 7.5 (-115)<\/strong>
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Cincinnati \u00a0Reds (26-25 through May 26)<\/strong>
\nJohnny Cueto (2-1, 2.19)<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Reds were passed in the standings early this season by the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers have followed suit thanks to their recent hot streak. Despite their consistently potent offensive outputs, led by National League home-run leader Jay Bruce, the Reds continue to lose ballgames.<\/p>\n

Pitching has been their Achilles\u2019 heel, as I discussed earlier this week. Homer Bailey was one of the few saving graces; he sprained his shoulder yesterday. It looks like the only healthy guy getting the job done on the hill right now for Cincy is Johnny Cueto. He hasn\u2019t allowed more than three runs in a start since returning from the DL. It was a little odd to see him strike out just one batter his last time out against the Phillies, however.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Braves (28-23 through May 26)<\/strong>
\nJair Jurrjens (6-1, 1.56)<\/p>\n

The Braves have performed like the complete opposite of the Reds this season. Their pitching has been absolutely superb. Jair Jurrjens has been amazing, walking one batter or fewer in six of his eight starts this season.<\/p>\n

But Atlanta\u2019s offense is still a real work in progress. Pluggers like Eric Hinske and Joe Mather have kept the team afloat of late; Freddie Freeman and Martin Prado are coming around. But Jason Heyward was supposed to be the engine driving the Braves\u2019 lineup and he just can\u2019t stay off the disabled list. \"Bet<\/a><\/p>\n

Dan Uggla has also been a real nightmare for the Braves this season. The slugging second baseman is batting .163 this month and probably longs for the \u201cgood old days\u201d when he hit .202 in April.<\/p>\n

MLB Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CIN are 2-9 in their last 11 overall.
\nCIN are 2-9 in their last 11 games on grass.
\nOver is 12-3-1 in CIN last 16 overall.
\nATL are 13-3 in Jurrjens’ last 16 home starts.
\nOver is 7-2-1 in Jurrjens’ last 10 Sun. starts.
\nOver is 22-8-1 in the last 31 meetings in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m having trouble trusting the Braves\u2019 lineup these days \u2013 especially against an above-average hurler like Cueto. I\u2019m also wondering if Jurrjens is due to lay his first egg of 2011. He\u2019s really struggled against Cincy in the past, going 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA for his career. Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips and Scott Rolen each have an OPS over 1.000 against him (albeit in limited action). And Bruce is dialed in against everyone at the moment.<\/p>\n

I like the Reds to solve Jurrjens and get back on track in front of the national audience on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Reds vs Braves prediction: <\/strong>Reds 6, Braves 3<\/p>\n

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