Miami has a good young offense, 12th in baseball in on base percentage and 15th in runs despite playing half their games in a huge park. The Marlins are 5-2 in division play and 10-4 in their last 14 games as an underdog of +110 to +150. Starter Jarred Cosart (11-8) has quietly had a good season and is on a nice roll, with the team winning his last three starts allowing 1, 1 and 0 runs. Cosart picked up his 11th win of the season Monday, allowing a run on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts over 7.2 innings against the Angels. The last three starts he is 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA and nine strikeouts in 20.2 innings and he is 6-3 on the road in 2014. He also has a 1.29 ERA against the Braves, a bad offensive team ranked 26th in runs, 25th in slugging. The Braves are 6-14 against a right-handed starter and 1-7 in Aaron Harang's last 8 starts. The 36-year old Harang looks out of gas, allowing 12 runs and 24 hits his last 18 innings. He also has a 5.18 ERA against Miami in 24 innings this season with the Marlins hitting .301 off him. Play the Marlins.
This Pro Pick was released to clients on August 30, 2014 at 10:47AM ET.
Miami at Atlanta
August 30, 2014
1 unit on Miami +130 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 2.3)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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