The Atlanta Braves (39-46) and the Los Angeles Angels (42-43) play on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. ET with the series tied 1-1. The Braves are favored (-139) to win the rubber match against the Angels (+116). Atlanta has Bryce Elder starting, and Los Angeles counters with Jose Soriano.

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Braves vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-139)
• Underdog: Angels (+116)
• Over/under: 9

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 35 of the 67 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (52.2%).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -139 or shorter, Atlanta has a record of 25-24 (51%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Braves have an implied win probability of 58.2%.
• In the 85 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Atlanta, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-47-5).
• The Braves have gone 37-48-0 ATS this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson has racked up a team-high 16 home runs and 56 runs batted in.
• Olson’s home runs rank 30th in MLB and he ranks 17th in RBI in MLB.
• Olson has safely hit in nine straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .375 with four doubles, a home run, six walks and seven RBIs.
• Marcell Ozuna is hitting .242 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 60 walks.
• Ozuna ranks 77th in home runs and 74th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Austin Riley has a team-best batting average of .274.
• Riley takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• Ozzie Albies is hitting .227 with 11 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 31 walks.
• Albies brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a walk.

Braves pitching rankings

• The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
• Atlanta’s 3.75 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Braves pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in MLB (1.238).
• Braves pitchers combine to give up 91 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (13th-fewest in the majors).
• In its 8-3 win last time out, Atlanta struck out 12 Angels batters while allowing seven hits.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• This season, the Angels have won 31 out of the 66 games, or 47%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Los Angeles has a record of 23-27 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +116 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Angels, based on the moneyline, is 46.3%.
• So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of its 85 games with a total.
• The Angels are 45-40-0 against the spread this season.

Angels hitting info

• Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in home runs with 20 and runs batted in with 57.
• In all of MLB, Ward is 11th in home runs and 16th in RBI.
• Ward enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .421 with four doubles, a home run, three walks and four RBIs.
• Nolan Schanuel is batting .273 to lead Los Angeles, while adding seven homers and 32 runs batted in this season.
• Schanuel ranks 158th in home runs and 127th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Schanuel has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
• Jo Adell is slashing .243/.317/.494 this season for the Angels.
• Adell heads into this game on a 13-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .359 with two doubles, two home runs, five walks and eight RBIs.
• Zach Neto is batting .264 with an OBP of .305 and a slugging percentage of .469 this season.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
• Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.57 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• Angels pitchers have a 1.457 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
• With 108 homers allowed, the Angels rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Los Angeles suffered an 8-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 10 Braves batters while allowing 12 hits.