The Atlanta Braves (39-47) will look for continued power from a batter when they square off against the Baltimore Orioles (37-49) on Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET at Truist Park. Jurickson Profar is riding a two-game home run streak for the favored Braves (-179) in the matchup with the underdog Orioles (+149). Spencer Strider starts for Atlanta, and Charlie Morton is Baltimore’s pick to start.

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Braves vs. Orioles betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-179)
• Underdog: Orioles (+149)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have a 35-33 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 51.5% of those games).
• Atlanta has gone 14-8 (winning 63.6% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -179 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Braves have an implied win probability of 64.2%.
• Atlanta has played in 86 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-48-5).
• The Braves have a 37-49-0 record against the spread this season (covering 43% of the time).

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson has accumulated a team-high 16 home runs and 56 runs batted in.
• In MLB, Olson ranks 31st in home runs and 17th in RBI.
• Olson enters this game on a 10-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .381 with four doubles, a home run, four walks and seven RBIs.
• Marcell Ozuna is hitting .243 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 61 walks.
• Ozuna ranks 78th in home runs among batters in baseball and 75th in RBI.
• Austin Riley has racked up a team-best batting average of .271.
• Ozzie Albies has 11 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 31 walks while batting .224.

Braves pitching rankings

• The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Braves pitching staff ranks second in the majors.
• Atlanta has the 12th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.77).
• Pitchers for the Braves combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.243).
• The Braves surrender the 15th-fewest home runs in baseball (93 total, 1.1 per game).
• Atlanta struck out 12 Angels batters while giving up 11 hits in a 5-1 loss in its last game.

Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Orioles betting info

• The Orioles have been underdogs in 38 games this season and won 15 (39.5%) of those contests.
• This season, Baltimore has won one of its five games when it’s the underdog by at least +149 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 40.2% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
• Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 37 of its 86 games with a total this season.
• In 86 games with a spread this season, the Orioles are 32-54-0 ATS.

Orioles hitting info

• Ryan O’Hearn leads Baltimore with a .294 batting average. He’s also hit 11 homers and has 30 RBI.
• O’Hearn’s home run total ranks 78th in the majors, and he is 145th in RBI.
• O’Hearn takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with two doubles and two walks.
• Gunnar Henderson is batting .276 with an OBP of .347 and a slugging percentage of .447 this season.
• Henderson currently ranks 96th in homers and 155th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Henderson takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• Cedric Mullins leads Baltimore in home runs with 12 and runs batted in with 39.
• Jackson Holliday is batting .255 with an OBP of .306 and a slugging percentage of .403 this season.

Orioles pitching rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the big leagues.
• Baltimore has the 27th-ranked ERA (5.01) in the majors this season.
• The Orioles have a combined WHIP of 1.433 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
• With 119 homers allowed, the Orioles rank 29th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Baltimore suffered a 6-0 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out eight Rangers batters while allowing 11 hits.