Free MLB Baseball Predictions: September 8th 2009: Touthouse.com

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Free MLB Prediction: Atlanta Braves -140
After sweeping the reigning World Series champs in 4 straight, expect a letdown from the Astros tonight against a Braves club hungry for a win after dropping 5 in a row. The Braves have had a day off to regroup and that is key here. The lack of run support is largely responsible for the losing streak and I think the Braves can get something going at the plate tonight against Paulino, who is 1-7 with an ERA of 5.85 on the season and 0-3 with an ERA of 10.95 over his last 3 starts. Vazquez has been at his best on the road for the Braves, going 7-2 with an ERA of 3.30 this season. These teams haven’t faced off since May, but Atlanta has lost its last 2 to the Astros and that puts us in a solid revenge situation here. In fact, Atlanta is 23-9 when playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses against opponent this season, winning by an average score of 5.2 to 3.3 in these games. Bet the Braves. Courtesy of Jimmy Boyd

Free MLB Prediction: Colorado Rockies -1.5 -115
Colorado is 3-0 against the Reds this season, winning all 3 of those matchups by 2 or more runs. In fact, the Rockies are 12-3 against the Reds over the last 3 seasons and I expect the domination to continue here with another win of at least 2 runs. Colorado is averaging 5.8 runs per game at home while Cincy is averaging just 4.0 on the road. That’s nearly a 2-run margin there and then we take into consideration that Cincy’s starter, Matt Maloney, is 0-3 with an ERA of 7.64 over his last 3 starts with the Reds losing by no less than 3 runs in any of them. On the other side, the Rockies are 17-10 in Marquis’ starts this season, in which he has posted a solid ERA of 3.75. Take the Rocks on the run line. Courtesy of Jeff Alexander