Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves
- The fans at Turner Field will be treated to a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves when they take their seats on Friday.
Righthander Bronson Arroyo will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Arroyo is 11-12 this season with a 4.35 ERA.
Arroyo's opponent in this one will be Derek Lowe. The Braves ace righthander has a 4.38 ERA to go along with a 13-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 185-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Brandon Phillips belted a solo home run and drove in three runs on Wednesday, as the Reds defeated the Pirates 5-3 for a sweep of the four-game set. The Reds won that game as -130 favorites, while the eight runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (8.5).
Drew Stubbs went 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run for the Reds. Homer Bailey improved to 5-4 with the win, scattering seven hits and three runs over 6 1-3 innings of work.
The Braves were defeated 8-3 by the Marlins last time out, as -135 favorites. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Brian McCann homered for the Braves, while Kris Medlen gave up four runs to suffer the loss in relief.
Current streak:
Cincinnati has won 4 straight games.
Atlanta has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 60-73 SU
Atlanta: 70-64 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Cincinnati is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 21 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Atlanta's last 21 games when playing Cincinnati
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Next up:
Atlanta home to Cincinnati, Saturday, September 5
- The fans at Turner Field will be treated to a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves when they take their seats on Friday.
Righthander Bronson Arroyo will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Arroyo is 11-12 this season with a 4.35 ERA.
Arroyo's opponent in this one will be Derek Lowe. The Braves ace righthander has a 4.38 ERA to go along with a 13-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 185-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Brandon Phillips belted a solo home run and drove in three runs on Wednesday, as the Reds defeated the Pirates 5-3 for a sweep of the four-game set. The Reds won that game as -130 favorites, while the eight runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (8.5).
Drew Stubbs went 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run for the Reds. Homer Bailey improved to 5-4 with the win, scattering seven hits and three runs over 6 1-3 innings of work.
The Braves were defeated 8-3 by the Marlins last time out, as -135 favorites. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Brian McCann homered for the Braves, while Kris Medlen gave up four runs to suffer the loss in relief.
Current streak:
Cincinnati has won 4 straight games.
Atlanta has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cincinnati: 60-73 SU
Atlanta: 70-64 SU
Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Cincinnati is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 21 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Atlanta's last 21 games when playing Cincinnati
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Next up:
Atlanta home to Cincinnati, Saturday, September 5