Giants-Braves Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday when they battle the San Francisco Giants at Turner Field. Barry Zito will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Lefthander Zito is 5-10 this season with a 4.89 ERA. It'll be Kenshin Kawakami toeing the rubber for the Braves in this contest. Righthander Kawakami is 5-7 with a 4.15 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 173-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Braves won their fourth straight and third overall against the Giants with a 4-2 win on Wednesday, as a -110 pick'em. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7). Yunel Escobar went deep for a three-run dinger to lead the Braves. Jair Jurrjens allowed just three hits and one run over 7 2-3 innings, while striking out nine for the win. Tim Lincecum surrendered four runs over five innings with nine strikeouts in the loss. Current streak: San Francisco has lost 3 straight games. Atlanta has won 4 straight games. Team records: San Francisco: 50-44 SU Atlanta: 49-46 SU San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Milwaukee are 2-8 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games San Francisco is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against Atlanta Atlanta is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Atlanta is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing San Francisco Next up: San Francisco at Colorado, Friday, July 24 Atlanta at Milwaukee, Friday, July 24