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

Tim Hudson gets the call for the Atlanta Braves and he will try to build on a 11-4 mark. In the other dugout, Clayton Richard brings a 9-11 ledger to the game for the Padres as he tries to quiet the Braves bats.



View San Diego vs Atlanta Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Braves in this one will find them as -170 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 13-rated Padres taking on the National League's No. 5-rated Braves in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Atlanta owns the No. 8 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Padres are rated No. 16 in the same category at 7.9 per game.

Atlanta owns the National League's No. 5 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with San Diego's National League No. 9-rated defense.

San Diego won its last outing, a 4-1 result against the Braves on August 13. Bettors who backed the Padres at +173 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. San Diego rolled to a 4-1 win against Atlanta on Monday, as Eric Stults and the Padres' bats led the team to victory at Turner Field.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

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

A few Padres at Braves trends to consider:
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games on the road
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Diego's last 19 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games
Atlanta is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
Atlanta is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games


Next up:
San Diego at Atlanta, Wednesday, August 15