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Play Atlanta -125 over Philadelphia----RISK 8% OF YOUR BANKROLL 7:10 PM EST
Roberto Hernandez has lost 14 of the last 18 night games and he has lost 8 of the last 10 games vs. division opponents. Roberto Hernandez has lost 11 of the last 17 games when pitching in the 1st half of the season and he has lost 11 of the last 14 games when pitching as an underdog of +100 or higher.
Play San Diego -110 over Colorado----RISK 8% OF YOUR BANKROLL 10:10 PM EST
Eric Stults has won 9 of the last 12 games when pitching on a Monday and he has won 14 of the last 21 games when the total posted is 7 runs or less. Eric Stults has won 13 of the last 16 games when pitching as a home favorite of -110 or higher and they have won 21 of the last 36 games when pitching in the 1st half of the season.
Check out our quick-hitting betting notes for Monday's National League games:
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies (110, 8)
Hot pitching stat: Newly acquired Braves pitcher Ervin Santana showed great command in his first start for Atlanta, setting a MLB record by throwing 20 straight strikes to open the game.
Hot batting stat: Chase Utley currently leads the majors with a .500 batting average.
Weather: Cloudy with SW winds going as high as 17 MPH.
Key betting stat: Atlanta have opened the season by going 4-1 in their last five road games.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds (-121, 7.5)
Cold pitching stats: Homer Bailey faced the Cardinals in his opening two starts of the season, blowing Reds leads in both outings.
Cold fielding stat: Pittsburgh have committed multiple errors in three of four games as the Pirates have developed some bad habits/luck as of late in the field.
Weather: 80% precipitation puts this game at risk of wet, rainy weather for now.
Key betting stat: Cincinnati have lost all four of their opening series to start the season, dropping two out of three games in all four heading into Monday's series opener with the Buccos.
Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins (127, 7.5)
Cold pitching stat: Washington's Jordan Zimmerman will start against the Marlins yet again after failing to get out of the second inning in his last start, also against Miami where he allowed five runs on seven hits. Washington came back to win despite Zimmerman's awful start.
Hot batting stat: Giancarlo Stanton has three home runs on Zimmerman in 19 career at bats despite having just four hits on the Nationals starter to his name.
Weather: Overcast with weather in the low 70's.
Key betting stat: Both Miami and Washington are ice cold coming into Monday. Washington has a three game losing skid while things are much worse for the Marlins who have seven straight defeats.
St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers (-113, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: Matt Garza will look to continue his strong start to the season for the Brewers as the former highly touted pitching prospect already has a near no-hitter to his name as well as a respectable six inning outing in his last start against the Phillies.
Hot batting stat: Brewers slugger Ryan Braun is 4-for-10 with a home run lifetime against Cardinals starter Lance Lynn.
Weather: Cold and cloudy with a temp. below 40 and winds of 21 MPH to the northwest.
Key betting stat: Despite their hot start, the Brewers will face a stern test in their NL Central rivals. The Cardinals are 8-2 in their last ten attempts against the Brewers at Miller Park.
New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks (-128, 9)
Cold pitching stat: Arizona looks to figure out the backend of their rotation by testing out unproven Josh Collmenter who hasn't started a game since 2012.
Hot batting stat: The Mets have allowed 21 home runs this season, something that bodes well for the Diamondbacks bats this series.
Weather: Sunny and warm with weather topping the 70's.
Key betting stat: Over is 6-1 in the last seven Mets-Diamondbacks contests.
Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres (-121, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: Surprise end of the rotation starter Jordan Lyles earned his stay in the Show for the Rockies in his last start, holding the White Sox to just one run and five hits in six plus innings of work.
Hot batting stat: Colorado's Charlie Blackmon has one of the best batting statlines going into mid-April with a .488 average and nine RBI's.
Weather: Highs nearing 80 are expected for tonight's night game.
Key betting stat: Four straight games between the two teams have went Under, including six of the last seven played in San Diego and away from the high altitudes of Coors Field.
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