New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves Betting Odds & Predictions: May 11th 2009

New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
Free Pick: OVER 7 New York Mets/Atlanta
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With Johan Santana on the hill, I know you don’t think OVER right away, but taking a closer look at the numbers, it looks pretty cut and dry. Santana is  0-3 lifetime against Atlanta.  Let’s take a look at some of the Braves top hitters career numbers vs. Santana: Chipper Jones (5-11), Matt Diaz (8-15), Kelly Johnson (6-14), and Brian McCann (5-13). The Braves are batting .301 as a team lifetime vs. the Mets ace.
 
Atlanta starter Derek Lowe has had a nice start to his season, but is coming off of his worst start last week against Florida in which he allowed 6 runs over 5 innings. Lifetime vs. the Mets, Lowe has simply been terrible, sporting a 1-2 record with an 8.78 ERA in eight appearances. Both teams are coming off of nice weekend series, New York swept the Pirates, while Atlanta won 2 out of three in Philadelphia.
 
With the total being 7, we really like the OVER tonight.

New York vs. Atlanta Betting Trends:
Over is 4-0 in Braves last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.
Over is 4-0 in Braves last 4 during game 1 of a series
Over is 4-0 in Mets last 4 games following a win.
Over is 4-0 in Mets last 4 games as a home favorite.
Over is 4-0 in Mets last 4 home games.
Over is 4-0 in Mets last 4 games as a favorite.
Over is 4-0 in Mets last 4 overall.

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