The Atlanta Braves will look to grab a road win when they take on the Phillies in Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday in baseball odds action.

It's a pitching duel between Joe Blanton for the Phillies (7-6 on the year) and Tommy Hanson for Atlanta (9-5 so far).



View Atlanta vs Philadelphia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Phillies in this one will find them as +105 underdogs 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. 4-rated Braves taking on the National League's No. 8-rated Phillies in this contest.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Philadelphia and its National League No. 7-rated batting order, averaging 4.3 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 4 lineup of the Braves at 4.6 runs per outing.

Philadelphia owns the National League's No. 11 defense, allowing 4.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Atlanta's National League No. 7-rated defense.

Last time out for Atlanta, they were a 5-0 Sportsbook as they battled the Phillies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Braves at -117 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Atlanta threw a shutout at Philadelphia in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Tim Hudson to defeat Philadelphia 5-0 on Friday.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Philadelphia Phillies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 8-2
After a loss are 3-7

A few Braves at Phillies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Atlanta's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Atlanta's last 24 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 13 games at home


Next up:
Atlanta at Philadelphia, Sunday, July 8