Baseball bettors look for value at Great American Ball Park on Saturday as host Cincinnati battles the Atlanta Braves in baseball odds action.

For the Reds, Homer Bailey gets the ball, charged with keeping the Braves hitters off the base paths. He'll face Derek Lowe, 6-7 on the year.



View Atlanta vs Cincinnati Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Cincinnati sat as -125 favorites. The total was set at 8.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Reds, most recently No. 9 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Braves, who rate a National League No. 4 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Cincinnati's National League No. 2-ranked scoring average of 4.6 runs per game, against a Braves offense rated No. 8 and scoring 4.1 runs per game in the league. The Reds have averaged 8.9 hits per game to date this season, more than the Braves hitters have managed (8.1 per nine innings).

Cincinnati owns the National League's No. 8 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Atlanta's National League No. 3-rated defense.

Last time out for Atlanta, they were a 6-4 Sportsbook as they battled the Reds on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Braves at -113 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Braves grabbed a win last time out, defeating Bronson Arroyo and the Reds 6-4 on Friday at Great American Ball Park.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Cincinnati Reds Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few Braves at Reds trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
Atlanta is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Next up:
Atlanta at Cincinnati, Sunday, July 24