The Braves get a visit from the Colorado Rockies in baseball action on Monday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Braves, Tommy Hanson gets the ball, charged with keeping the Rockies hitters off the base paths. He'll face Ubaldo Jimenez, 3-7 on the year.



View Colorado vs Atlanta Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Rockies were listed as +-140 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 7 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 6-rated Rockies taking on the National League's No. 3-rated Braves in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Atlanta owns the No. 14 ranking for hits in the National League at 8 per game. By contrast, the Rockies are rated No. 7 in the same category at 8.7 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Atlanta has the National League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rockies own the National League's No. 14 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for Colorado, they were a 16-8 loser as they battled the Royals at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Royals at +135 were rewarded, while the 24 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Colorado suffered a 16-8 loss against Kansas City on Sunday, as Jason Hammel wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Coors Field.

Atlanta lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Orioles on July 3. Bettors who backed the Orioles at +150 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Atlanta looks to rebound from a loss to the Orioles, who beat them 5-4 on Sunday behind a start from Zach Britton at Turner Field.


Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Rockies at Braves trends to consider:
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 13 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Colorado is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at Atlanta, Tuesday, July 5