Braves-Diamondbacks Pointers

The Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Chase Field. The Braves will give the ball to starter Jorge Campillo in this one. Righthander Campillo is 6-4 this season with a 2.92 ERA. Starting this game for the Diamondbacks will be Doug Davis. The lefthander has a 4.28 ERA to go along with a 4-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves scored four runs in the top of the eighth and held on for a 6-4 win over then Diamondbacks on Thursday, as +150 underdogs. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Yunel Escobar went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Braves. Charlie Morton tossed seven shutout innings for the win, and Mike Gonzalez secured the victory with his fifth save. Mark Reynolds smacked a three-run homer for the Diamondbacks, who were favored at -160 in that game. Yusmeiro Petit gave up two runs over five innings to suffer the loss. Current streak: Arizona has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 53-62 SU Arizona: 59-56 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Arizona are 2-8 After playing Arizona are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 Arizona most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Atlanta are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona Atlanta is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Arizona Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Atlanta is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games Arizona is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Atlanta Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Arizona home to Atlanta, Saturday, August 9