The Braves are 23-21 while the Marlins are 23-22 both being evenly matched almost in the win loss column. Starting pitchers are Kenshin Kawakami for the Braves who is 0-6 with a 4.98 ERA with 28 Strike outs and 13 Base-on-Balls. For the Marlins it’s Anibal Sanchez who is 3-2 with a 3.28 ERA with 36 Strike outs and 16 Base-on-Balls. For the Braves Kawakami he is hoping he can put a terrible start for the season behind him, and is trying not to become the 1st Atlanta pitcher to start the season 0-7 since 1985. While Sanchez for the Marlins hopes he can win his 3rd straight victory tonight.

These kind of pitching records definitely influence NBA Betting and the NBA Odds posted to date. The Marlins are returning home for 10 games after losing two of three games to the White Sox in the Interleague series and where able to rout the White Sox on Sunday 13-0. Their pitcher J. Johnson improved to 5-1. Meanwhile the Braves are now 2nd in the East NFL Stats just back of the Phillies. Read more…

The Florida Marlins have been one of the real anomalies in sports. This squad has consistently been the lowest spending team in all of baseball betting yet time and time again when August rolls around they are generally still very much in the MLB odds playoff hunt.

Granted this team hasn’t been in the baseball betting post season since 2003 when it won the MLB Odds World Series with a team of mercenaries. But much has changed since then, including the ownership, which refuses to spend money on talent. That is until the MLB, in an unprecedented move, had to call them out publicly this summer and force them to increase their payroll as the team’s penny pinching went against the collective bargaining agreement. Read more…