MLB Betting: Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres Odds & Pick: April 15th 2010

Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres
Free MLB Prediction: San Diego +120 odds
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After pounding the Braves Tuesday, San Diego scored just one run Wednesday after plating 17 the prior day. This is the type of season it is expected to be in San Diego as the offense, which was horrible last season, will be inconsistent again this season. The Padres have been hot and cold and that has been the difference between winning and losing. They are 3-0 when scoring five runs or more and 0-5 when scoring three runs or fewer. With Tim Hudson on the hill, many will predict the latter but that may not be the case. Hudson was exceptional in his first start this season, holding the Giants to just two runs in seven innings. The jury is out on whether he can maintain that however. Hudson had a solid spring and is coming into the season healthy for the first time in a long time but his best days are clearly behind him. He definitely givers the Braves a good option in the bottom of the rotation but the fact that he is the fourth starter tells us that he is not the ace he used to be. It is the Braves offense that is the real issue however. They are hitting just .229 on the year which is near the bottom in the Majors and I really do not see them breaking out here against who many are calling an unknown Padres pitcher. They send Mat Latos to the mound who had a decent rookie season last year. He allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his 10 starts after his July call up and if not for the blowups, his numbers would have been excellent. He had an off start to begin the season as he allowed four runs in six innings against the Rockies but he still only allowed seven hits and no walks so all-in-all it was not that bad of an outing. Two of his best starts last season came against the Braves as both were quality performances and in those two games he posted a 1.29 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and .174 BAA. 3* San Diego Padres