Baseball bettors look for value at Coors Field on Sunday as host Colorado battles the Atlanta Braves in baseball odds action.

Colorado sends Juan Nicasio out against Brandon Beachy for the Braves in this game. Nicasio is 2-0 with a 4.39 ERA on the season, while Beachy is 2-1 on the year and has a 1.38 ERA.



View Atlanta vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 115 moneyline favorites in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 9.5 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Rockies, most recently No. 14 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Braves, who rate a National League No. 1 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Colorado's National League No. 1-ranked scoring average of 5.5 runs per game, against a Braves offense rated No. 2 and scoring 5.5 runs per game in the league. The Rockies have averaged 9.1 hits per game to date this season, less than the Braves hitters have managed (9.4 per nine innings).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Colorado has the National League's No. 16-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Braves own the National League's No. 13 mark in runs allowed.

The Braves were a 13-9 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Rockies. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Atlanta at -124 on the moneyline, while the total score (22) was good news for OVER bettors. Atlanta got the job done in their last match in a 13-9 victory over Colorado on Saturday at Coors Field behind starter Mike Minor.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

A few Braves at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Atlanta is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Next up:
Atlanta at Chi Cubs, Monday, May 7
Colorado at San Diego, Monday, May 7