Monday, August 15, 2011

NL Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves

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

Madison Bumgarner will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Lefthander Bumgarner is 7-11 this season with a 3.53 ERA.

Starting this game for the Braves will be Tim Hudson. The righthander has a 3.18 ERA to go along with a 12-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

San Francisco won its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Marlins on August 14. Bettors who backed the Giants at -139 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Atlanta, they were a 6-5 loser as they battled the Cubs at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Cubs at +147 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

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

Team records: San Francisco: 66-55 SU Atlanta: 70-51 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Atlanta are 4-6 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 4-6

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

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games on the road San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against San Francisco Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Atlanta is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games at home

Next up: Atlanta home to San Francisco, Tuesday, August 16

NL Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves

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