Braves-Diamondbacks Lines Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Chase Field.

Ace Derek Lowe will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Lowe is 6-2 this season with a 3.45 ERA.

Lowe‘s opponent in this one will be Dan Haren. The Diamondbacks righthander has a 2.57 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Braves were doubled 6-3 by the Giants last time out, as a -110 pick’em. That game’s nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).

Garret Anderson had two RBIs to lead the Braves, while Kenshin Kawakami gave up nine hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings.

Bobby Abreu drove in two runs to give the Angels a 3-1 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday, as -200 favorites. The four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Juan Rivera went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in the other run for the Angels. Jered Weaver tossed eight innings for the win, and Brian Fuentes collected his 13^th save.

Current streak:
Atlanta has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Atlanta: 23-23 SU
Arizona: 20-27 SU

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 7-3
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 2-8
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 8 games when playing Arizona
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona’s last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Next up:
Arizona home to Atlanta, Friday, May 29