Miami pays a visit to Atlanta on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Braves bats in baseball action at Turner Field.

The Braves will rely on Mike Minor to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Henderson Alvarez will be his counterpart for the Marlins. Mike Minor is 11-5 this season, and Henderson Alvarez is 2-1.



View Miami vs Atlanta Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Atlanta was a -250 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers at Sportsbook settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 7.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Braves, most recently No. 7 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Marlins, who rate a National League No. 9 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Atlanta owns the No. 7 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Marlins are rated No. 15 in the same category at 7.7 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Atlanta has the National League's No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Marlins own the National League's No. 6 mark in runs allowed.

The Marlins were a 1-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Braves. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Miami at +205 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors. Miami threw a shutout at Atlanta in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Michael Dunn to defeat Atlanta 1-0 on Saturday.




Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 4-5
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After playing Miami are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2

A few Marlins at Braves trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Miami's last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Miami's last 25 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing Miami


Next up:
Miami at Kansas City, Monday, August 12
Atlanta home to Philadelphia, Monday, August 12