Braves-Reds Odds Preview

The Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Great American Ball Park. Jair Jurrjens will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Jurrjens is 5-4 this season with a 2.85 ERA. Starting this game for the Reds will be ace Aaron Harang. The righthander has a 3.74 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves lost to Baltimore 11-2 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). David Ross hit a pair of solo home runs for Atlanta and Derek Lowe was hammered for seven runs on eight hits in 2 1-3 innings. The Reds lost to Kansas City 7-1 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Johnny Cueto took the loss for Cincinnati after allowing five unearned runs on seven hits in six innings. Current streak: Atlanta has lost 2 straight games. Cincinnati has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 30-32 SU Cincinnati: 31-31 SU Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Baltimore are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Atlanta are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 5-3 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 13 of Atlanta's last 18 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 12 of Atlanta's last 17 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games Cincinnati is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 18 games when playing Atlanta Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: Cincinnati home to Atlanta, Wednesday, June 17