Matt Olson leads the Atlanta Braves (67-83) into a contest against the Washington Nationals (62-88) after he collected four hits in an 11-3 win over the Nationals. The Braves are favored (-153) against the Nationals (+128) in this outing, which starts at 6:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Atlanta’s Chris Sale starts against Washington’s MacKenzie Gore.
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Braves to win vs Nationals -153
Braves vs. Nationals betting lines
- Favorite: Braves (-153)
- Underdog: Nationals (+128)
- Over/under: 9
Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Braves betting info
- The Braves have won 48 of the 96 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (50%).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -153 or shorter, Atlanta has a 26-27 record (winning 49.1% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Braves a 60.5% chance to win.
- Atlanta has played in 149 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 67 times (67-74-8).
- The Braves are 65-84-0 ATS this season.
Braves hitting info
- Olson paces the Braves with 26 home runs and 87 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .277.
- Olson ranks 37th in homers and 26th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Olson has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .529 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
- Ozzie Albies has 22 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 51 walks while hitting .240.
- Albies ranks 113th in home runs and 74th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
- Albies brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double, a walk and four RBIs.
- Michael Harris II has 22 doubles, six triples, 17 home runs and 14 walks while hitting .239.
- Harris enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .111 with .
- Marcell Ozuna is hitting .228 with 17 doubles, 20 home runs and 89 walks.
- Ozuna has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .313 with two doubles and two walks.
Braves pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 8.8 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
- Atlanta has a 4.46 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the 21st-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.319).
- The Braves give up the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (184 total, 1.2 per game).
- In its 11-3 win last time out, Atlanta struck out nine Nationals batters while allowing six hits.
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- The Nationals have won 56, or 42.7%, of the 131 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- This season, Washington has won 28 of its 75 games, or 37.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +128 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 43.9% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
- So far this season, Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 75 of its 149 games with a total.
- In 149 games with a spread this season, the Nationals are 74-75-0 ATS.
Nationals hitting info
- C.J. Abrams leads Washington with a batting average of .263. He’s also hit 17 home runs with 54 RBI.
- Abrams is 101st in home runs and 134th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- James Wood is batting .257 this season with a team-high 27 home runs and 88 RBI.
- Wood ranks 33rd in homers and 22nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Luis Garcia has collected 118 base hits, an OBP of .296 and a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
- Josh Bell is batting .231 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .403 this season.
Nationals pitching rankings
- The Nationals average just 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the majors.
- Washington has the 29th-ranked ERA (5.32) in the majors this season.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.436 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
- The Nationals have given up the 25th-fewest long balls so far this season with 195 home runs allowed.
- Last time out, Washington fell to the Braves 11-3. Its pitchers compiled six strikeouts and 16 hits allowed.
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