Play the Under in Friday Night Bet MLB Matchup as Lee, Hudson Put on Stellar Performances

BetOnline Bet MLB fanatics can keep it simple tonight when Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves (3-4 SU, 2-4-1 O/U, 4-3 RL) play host to Cliff Lee and the Philadelphia Phillies (5-1 SU, 5-0-1 O/U, 4-2 RL) in an intriguing matchup between NL East division rivals.

That’s right baseball diamond gamblers, with Lee and Hudson on the mound tonight, the Under is looking like a very attractive wager against the value-packed Bet MLB Odds in the bettor friendly BetOnline baseball sportsbook.

Philadelphia at Atlanta 7:35 PM ET

Turner Field in Atlanta, GA

TV: MyPHL 17, PTV

MLB Odds

Philadelphia Phillies -1½

Over/Under 7 Total Runs

Analysis: Phillies’ gifted southpaw starter Cliff Lee (1-0, 3.86 ERA) and Braves’ right-hander Tim Hudson (1-0, 1.29 ERA) both got wins in their respective regular season openers with each hurler tossing an identical seven innings.

Lee limited the Houston Astros to three earned runs on four hits while striking out 11 batters en route to a 9-4 win and Bet MLB payday for Philadelphia.

Hudson was even better in his first start as he limited Washington to one earned run on three hits in seven innings of Atlanta’s 11-2 trout against the Bet MLB moneyline.

The Phillies are coming off an emphatic 11-0 smackdown over the Mets on Thursday night that I correctly predicted in the BetOnline baseball sportsbook as a -190 favorite against the Bet MLB moneyline while Atlanta will look to bounce back from its 4-2 loss to Milwaukee as a -108 road favorite against the BetOnline Bet MLB Odds.

Prediction: The Under is 4-1 against the BetOnline Bet MLB Over/Under Total in Philadelphia’s L/5 road games against a team with a losing record and 9-2 in Atlanta’s last 11 home games overall.

The Under has also gone a perfect 4-0 in Tim Hudson’s last four starts as a home underdog and 7-3 in the veteran right-hander’s last 10 home starts overall.

With Atlanta being held to two runs or less in four of their seven games so far this season – and the gifted Cliff Lee on the mound for Philadelphia – I like the Under to play out against the Bet MLB Odds in a big way while Philadelphia picks up the one-run in at the minimum to cash in against the Bet MLB moneyline.

Bet MLB Pick: Under 7 Total Runs/Philadelphia for the Moneyline Win