Diamondbacks-Braves Lines Preview

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

The Diamondbacks will give the ball to starter Max Scherzer in this one. Righthander Scherzer is 7-6 this season with a 3.96 ERA.

It’ll be Tommy Hanson toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Righthander Hanson is 7-2 with a 3.05 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Diamondbacks lost to the Dodgers 9-3 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Rusty Ryal hit a solo home run for Arizona and Yusmeiro Petit was pounded for seven runs on nine hits in four innings.

The Braves lost to Philadelphia 4-1 as a -125 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5).

Matt Diaz was 2-4 with a solo home run for Atlanta, while Javier Vazquez gave up four runs on six hits in seven innings.

Team records:
Arizona: 54-64 SU
Atlanta: 61-56 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 8-2
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona’s last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home

Next up:
Arizona at Philadelphia, Tuesday, August 18
Atlanta at NY Mets, Tuesday, August 18