Braves-Diamondbacks Lines Preview

The Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Chase Field. Ace Derek Lowe will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Lowe is 6-2 this season with a 3.45 ERA. Lowe's opponent in this one will be Dan Haren. The Diamondbacks righthander has a 2.57 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Braves, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves were doubled 6-3 by the Giants last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8). Garret Anderson had two RBIs to lead the Braves, while Kenshin Kawakami gave up nine hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings. Bobby Abreu drove in two runs to give the Angels a 3-1 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday, as -200 favorites. The four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9). Juan Rivera went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in the other run for the Angels. Jered Weaver tossed eight innings for the win, and Brian Fuentes collected his 13th save. Current streak: Atlanta has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 23-23 SU Arizona: 20-27 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Arizona are 7-3 After playing San Francisco are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Arizona most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 2-8 After playing San Diego are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Arizona Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona 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 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing Atlanta Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta Next up: Arizona home to Atlanta, Friday, May 29