The Braves get a visit from the San Francisco Giants in baseball action on Tuesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Jair Jurrjens gets the call for the Atlanta Braves and he will try to build on a 3-2 mark. In the other dugout, Barry Zito brings a 7-6 ledger to the game for the Giants as he tries to quiet the Braves bats.



View San Francisco vs Atlanta Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Braves in this one will find them as -155 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 9 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 6-rated Giants taking on the National League's No. 5-rated Braves in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Atlanta owns the No. 5 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.8 per game. By contrast, the Giants are rated No. 4 in the same category at 8.9 per game.

Atlanta owns the National League's No. 7 defense, allowing 4.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Francisco's National League No. 5-rated defense.

San Francisco was a 3-2 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Astros. They won as -220 favorites, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. San Francisco got the job done in their last match in a 3-2 victory over Houston on Sunday at AT&T Park behind starter Matt Cain.

Atlanta was a 6-1 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Mets. They won as -110 favorites, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Atlanta rolled to a 6-1 win against New York on Sunday, as Ben Sheets and the Braves' bats led the team to victory at Turner Field.


San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few Giants at Braves trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Francisco's last 12 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing at home against San Francisco


Next up:
San Francisco at Atlanta, Wednesday, July 18