Braves-Diamondbacks Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Atlanta Braves on Saturday when they battle the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jair Jurrjens in this game. Jurrjens has a 10-7 record and a 3.12 ERA this season. The Diamondbacks will counter Jurrjens with Dan Haren. Righthander Haren has a 2.75 ERA to go along with a 12-5 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves defeated Arizona 11-6 as a +110 underdog on Friday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Martin Prado was 3-4 with three RBI for Atlanta and Casey Kotchman was 3-4 with two RBI in the win. Stephen Drew clubbed a two-run home run for the Diamondbacks, while Doug Davis was roughed up for seven runs on nine hits in four 1-3 innings. Current streak: Atlanta has won 2 straight games. Arizona has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 54-62 SU Arizona: 59-57 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Arizona are 3-7 After playing Arizona are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Arizona Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 17 of Arizona's last 25 games Next up: Arizona home to Atlanta, Sunday, August 10