Dodgers at Braves MLB Odds & Picks: The Dodgers chances of getting back in the NL West race are looking grim as they face the Atlanta Braves and their former pitching ace Derek Lowe Saturday afternoon (4:10 pm Eastern) at Turner Field. The Braves currently have a three game lead in the National League East over the Philadelphia Phillies. Lowe has a 4.40 ERA to go along wtih a 11-9 record this season. Ted Lilly will be the starting pitcher for the Dodgers. A left-hander, Lilly is 5-8 this season with a 3.60 ERA.
Oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com currently have the Braves listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, with a game total of 7 1/2 runs. Dodgers backers are getting +125 as a road underdog. For action to count, Lilly and Lowe must start the game.
Lowe has been solid in two August starts, giving up just three runs in an 11 1/3-inning span. For his career against the Dodgers, whom he played for from 2005-08, the 37-year-old sports a 3.42 ERA in four starts.
Lilly has become the Vicente Padilla of 2010, a stretch-run, rotation-stabilizing acquisition. He's won both Dodgers starts while allowing opposing hitters a .156 average.
Tim Hudson tossed a three-hit shutout through eight innings on Friday, as the Braves defeated the Dodgers 1-0. The Braves won that game as -165 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted seven total. Brooks Conrad homered in the win, and Billy Wagner closed out the game for his first save in a Braves uniform. Hiroki Kuroda gave up four hits and one run over seven innings in a losing effort for the Dodgers.
With Lowe pitching the Dodgers are the safest bet in this game. Lilly has performed well with LA and if he is in the zone today, the game could be a low scoring one. Of course, oddsmakers are on to that also lining a low game total. It's still a good bet, take UNDER 7 1/2 on the total.
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