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

Tommy Hanson gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Braves on this day; he's 10-5 on the season. The Rockies, meanwhile, will counter with Jhoulys Chacin, who will be looking to improve on his 8-7 mark.



View Atlanta vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Rockies were listed as -115 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Rockies - Braves odds would favor the Braves if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Colorado is rated No. 10 in the current National League Odds Shark poll, while Atlanta is at No. 4 in the National League.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Colorado owns the No. 7 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Braves are rated No. 14 in the same category at 8.1 per game.

Colorado owns the National League's No. 13 defense, allowing 4.4 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 3-2 loser as they battled the Rockies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at -110 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Atlanta didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 3-2 to Colorado on Wednesday at Coors Field.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Arizona are 2-8
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

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


Next up:
Atlanta at Cincinnati, Friday, July 22
Colorado at Arizona, Friday, July 22