MLB Odds: Braves vs Giants MLB Picks – April 9, 2010: The undefeated San Francisco Giants take on the Atlana Braves this afternoon for their 2010 home opener. The two teams are scheduled to take the field at AT&T Park at 4:35pm ET. MLB Picks at online bookmaker BetUS.com have the game listed as a pick'em; however, the Braves are a -1.5 run line favorite (+150 odds to beat the Giants by two or more runs). The total for today's game has been set at 8 with both the Over and Under receving -110 odds.
The Giants swept the Astros in Houston to open the 2010 season, giving up a total of just six runs in the three games 
series while scoring 18. San Francisco starters Tim Lincecum, Barry Zito, and Matt Cain combined to go 19.2 innings and gave up just 13 hits and three earned runs in the lopsided set.
Southpaw Jonathan Sanchez will try to match the superior efforts of his teammates as he toes the rubber for the Giants this afternoon. The Puerto Rican is coming off a pedestrain 2009, which saw him go 8-12 in 29 starts with a 4.24 ERA. Sanchez, who had two starts against the Braves last year (1-1), is 1-2 in five career appearances versus Atlanta with a 5.30 ERA. He is 9-11 at AT&T Park in 61 career outings there with a 4.64 ERA.
Atlanta enters today's game with a 2-1 record after getting the better of things in their season opening series with the Cubs. The Braves lost yesterday's finale 0-2, but they mashed out 19 runs in the first two games while allowing only seven.
Veteran hurler Tim Hudson makes his first appearance of the season today for the Braves. Hudson missed almost all of last year with an elbow injury, but he did get in seven starts in the final two months; he went 2-1 in those appearances with a 3.61 ERA. Hudson, who has a career ERA of 3.49 in 310 starts, is 4-4 in 11 starts against the Giants with a 4.03 ERA.
MLB Picks Betting Trend: Atlanta is 2-8 straight up in its last 10 games at San Francisco with a game total between 7.5 and 8. The Braves are just 3-7 straight up in their last 10 games at AT&T Park.
BetUS.com MLB Odds: Braves vs Giants MLB Picks – April 9, 2010:
Atlanta Braves -1.5 (+150), Over 8 (-110), -110 (Moneyline)
San Francisco Giants +1.5 (-170), Under 8 (-110), -110 (Moneyline)
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