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    bigboydan
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    Braves/Giants ATS preview

    **Braves (Davies) at Giants (Cain)**

    –Sportsbook.com opened San Francisco as a $1.32 home favorite over Atlanta, with the total listed at 8 ˝ ‘over’ (minus $1.20). This National League tilt is scheduled to begin at 10:15 p.m. ET.

    –Atlanta right-hander Kyle Davies posted a 6-4 record last year in 14 starts that included a 2-2 road record and 4.58 ERA in seven starts.

    –The one-year veteran has never started against the Giants in his brief major-league career.

    –San Francisco gives the starting assignment to right-hander Matt Cain, who went 2-1 last year with a 2.33 ERA in seven starts.

    –The 6-foot-3 hurler made his major league debut last year, and has never started versus the Braves.

    **Red Sox (Clement) at Orioles (Cabrera)**

    –Sportsbook.com installed this American League East matchup as a ‘pick,’ with the total set at 9 ˝ ‘under’ (minus $1.15). This game is scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m. ET.

    –Boston’s Matt Clement gets the starting nod after going 13-6 last year with a 4.57 ERA in 32 starts. The 31-year-old posted a 5-2 road record last year in 15 outings along with a 4.20 ERA.

    –The righty went 2-0 against Baltimore last year in five starts, surrendering a combined 14 runs (12 earned) on 26 hits with 13 walks and 20 strikeouts over 32 2/3 innings.

    -- The Red Sox triumphed as a $1.03 road underdog, 1-0, a $1.75 home ‘chalk,’ 6-4, a $1.68 home favorite, 7-6, and as a $1.45 road ‘chalk,’ 4-3, while losing as a $1.42 home favorite, 11-8.

    –Baltimore right-hander Daniel Cabrera toes the rubber after going 10-13 last year in 29 starts, including a subpar 6-9 home ledger and 3.25 ERA in 18 outings.

    –The towering 6-foot-7 hurler went 1-2 versus Boston last year in three starts, going a combined 16 innings while surrendering nine runs (six earned) on 15 hits with 11 walks and 18 strikeouts.

    -- The Orioles prevailed as a $1.10 home favorite, 3-1, while falling as a $1.22 road underdog, 5-1, and as a $1.25 home ‘dog, 6-3. The ‘under’ occurred all three outings

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    Flamers
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    This could very be a 5-3 Braves win, or a 4-4 extra inning game. Stay away from this game unless you love better UNDER, which I don't and wouldn't recommend in this game.

    STAY AWAY!

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