MLB Picks: Phillies vs Braves Odds

The Philadelphia Phillies are on the road tonight when they face the Atlanta Braves at 7:10pm EST from Turner Field in a game that can be seen on ESPN. Cole Hamels will trot to the mound for Philadelphia tonight with a 5-3 record this season and a 3.82 ERA while the Braves will send righthander Tim Hudson to the mound with a 5-1 record and 2.24 ERA this year. MLB picks have the Braves -125 favorites at home in sports odds vs the Phillies +115 while online sportsbooks have the over/under total sitting at 7.5 UNDER -115.

The Philadelphia bats have had an off and on season but hasn't been as potent as they could be. The Phillies got swept in New York by the Mets last week, were able to take 2-3 in Florida and lost Game 1 to the Braves 9-3 last night towards the end off their nine game road trip. The Braves won as -155 favorites in MLB sports odds vs the Phillies while the total sailed over the 7.5 runs at sportsbooks. The Braves had three runs in the first with a homerun from Chipper Jones and a single from Eric Hinske and three more in the third. Philadelphia started finding the ball in the seventh with a doubles from Yunel Escobar, Carlos Ruiz and Ben Francisco only to see the Braves answer with three run homer from Troy Glaus.

"Frustrated? Yes, we're frustrated," said Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez. "But we're not down. This is a team of guys that are going to fight and scratch and claw." Heading into MLB odds for tonight's game on ESPN, the Phillies have lost two straight games, have gone 28-22 on the season, 4-6 when playing on Tuesday and 4-6 after a loss. The Braves have won six straight games, have gone 29-22 in MLB betting for the season, 5-5 when playing on Tuesday and 9-1 after a win. Philadelphia is 15-7 in their last 22 games when playing on the road against Atlanta while the Braves are 5-0 in their last 5 games at home.