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(MLB) Atlanta vs. Philadelphia,
Money Line: -125.00 Atlanta (Away)
Result: Loss
Taking the BRAVES here. I can say this is a bit of a shady line when you have a 2nd place team such a slim road fave over the worse team in MLB. But Atlanta is still a sub .500 club in this NL East. Hellickson looks promising as a small home pup as he sports a 3.21 ERA vs the Braves in 5 starts vs them. But then we see his 6.19 ERA his last 3 starts. And his 5.14 ERA in 10 home starts. And since a 4-0 1.80 ERA month of April, the wheels have all but fallen off the Hellickson bus. A 7 ERA in May, 6 ERA here in July. Only thing that kept him under a 5 ERA in June was b2b 1 runs starts. And Philly traded away their best bullpen arm. Braves are 6-1 in Teheran's last 7 starts vs Philly and a perfect 5-0 here at Citizens Bank where he sports a 1.55 ERA in 6 career starts. Teheran is sporting a 2.33 ERA his last 3 starts and has been fantastic on the road. 6-1 2.70 ERA in 10 starts. At this price, I have to follow the pitcher stats and back the small fave. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA BRAVES