At the All Star break, the Cincinnati Reds were sitting in a pretty good spot to not only contend for a wildcard, but possibly win the NL Central. Oh how the times are changing! The Reds come home reeling, losers of eight of their last nine games and now finding themselves 6.5 games out of the NL wildcard. The Reds will give the ball to Triple-A lefty David Holmberg to take on the Atlanta Braves and Julio Teheran (11-9, 3.06) Holmberg will be making just his second major league start of the season and was shelled in his first one, a loss to the Chicago Cubs. While Teheran has been solid for the Braves this season, the road has not been real friendly for him as he is sporting a 6-7 mark with a 4.27 in his road starts. The Over is a perfect 8-0 in the Reds last eight games as the underdog and 9-2 in the Braves last 11 games when they fac a pitcher with a WHIP of 1.30 or greater. We think the Braves are going to hit Holmberg early and often, but we also expect some home cooking to help the Reds wake up a bit and get to Teheran. We have this one Over the posted total, so fire away. The Sharps say...
3 UNITS - ATL/CIN OVER 8.0 (-115)