Giants-Braves Odds Preview

The fans at Turner Field will be treated to a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves when they take their seats on Wednesday.

Ace Tim Lincecum will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Righthander Lincecum is 10-2 this season with a 2.27 ERA.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Jair Jurrjens who starts for the Braves. Righthander Jurrjens is 8-7 with a 2.77 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 113-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Brian McCann was 2-for-3 with a three-run blast and four runs batted in to lead the Braves over the Giants 8-1 on Tuesday night.

Atlanta won as -185 home favorites as the teams played OVER the 8-run total posted by oddsmakers.

Martin Prado went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Braves, while winning pitcher Derek Lowe gave up one run six innings for Atlanta.

Juan Uribe drove in the lone run for San Francisco, as Ryan Sadowski was tagged for eight runs over 3 2-3 innings to take the loss for the Giants.

Current streak:
San Francisco has lost 2 straight games.
Atlanta has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
San Francisco: 50-43 SU
Atlanta: 48-46 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
San Francisco is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco

Next up:
Atlanta home to San Francisco, Thursday, July 23