Baseball bettors look for value at Turner Field on Tuesday as host Atlanta battles the Chicago Cubs in baseball odds action.

Jair Jurrjens gets the call for the Atlanta Braves and he will try to build on a 1-2 mark. In the other dugout, Chris Volstad brings a 0-6 ledger to the game for the Cubs as he tries to quiet the Braves bats.



View Chi Cubs vs Atlanta Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Braves in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -185 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 4 (Braves) and the No. 15 (Cubs) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Atlanta has the National League's No. 4-rated offensive output, at 8.8 hits per game. The Cubs average 8.3 hits per game, good for No. 10 on the National League list.

Atlanta owns the National League's No. 9 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Chicago's National League No. 12-rated defense.

The Cubs were a 4-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Braves. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Chicago at +188 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Cubs hope for a dominant pitching performance similar to their last game when Jeff Samardzija struck out 11 batters in 4-1 victory on Monday at Turner Field.




Chicago Cubs Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few Cubs at Braves trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs' last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs' last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Chi Cubs at Atlanta, Wednesday, July 4