The Lakers vs. Celtics picks headline tonight but plenty of time to beat the MLB odds. Handicapper have money flowing like Lakeview Gusher just in time for the FIFA World Cup.

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Super handicapper Matt Rivers has another free pick tonight and it’s on the Atlanta Braves. They are -100 at Arizona according to Bodog

Kris Medlen was great in that rare last start in Los Angeles and I’ll roll with him and his superior Braves here at what appears to me to be a cheap enough price.

Edwin Jackson was also lights out in his last start coincidentally in Chavez Ravine and has now put back-to-back quality outings together after the awful start to the season but I just feel that the harder hitting Bravos have a much better shot to wreak some havoc against Jackson than the fairly weak Diamondbacks have against Medlen.

Bobby Cox’ squad has shaken off the slow first six or so weeks to the season and have proven to be a very good club, if not elite. We all know about Jason Heyward and his incredible upside. Throw in McCann, Glaus, Prado, Escobar and maybe even a little Chipper if he is healthy enough and you are looking at a team that is fairly scary. I’m not comparing these guys to the 1917 Yankees but right now the Braves are really really good and a semi force.

Arizona does have some upside with Reynolds and Upton but they still are not exactly an offensive club that one can trust. The snakes have the potential to shrivel up a bit and I can see that taking place today against a young and talented enough righty in Medlen as the Braves win yet another game.

I just don’t see the home squad having another five run outburst in an inning and taking a second straight from these Bravos, no how no way.

The pick: Atlanta at SportsBook

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