The Cincinnati Reds (18-18) take a three-game losing streak into a home matchup against the Atlanta Braves (16-18) on Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Braves are favored (-223) to hand the underdog Reds (+184) another loss. Atlanta has Chris Sale starting, while Cincinnati counters with Andrew Abbott.

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Braves vs. Reds betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-223)
• Underdog: Reds (+184)
• Over/under: 8

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 54.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (13-11).
• Atlanta has a record of 2-2 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -223 or shorter (50% winning percentage).
• The Braves have an implied moneyline win probability of 69% in this matchup.
• Atlanta has had an over/under set by bookmakers 34 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 15 of those games (15-16-3).
• The Braves have gone 17-17-0 ATS this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson has five doubles, six home runs and 27 walks while batting .225.
• In baseball, Olson ranks 44th in homers and 53rd in RBI.
• Ozzie Albies is hitting .243 with four doubles, five home runs and 11 walks.
• Albies ranks 59th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 107th in RBI.
• Marcell Ozuna is hitting .279 with four doubles, five home runs and 30 walks.
• Austin Riley has hit eight home runs with 25 runs batted in while hitting .291. Those stats all pace his team.
• Riley takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.

Braves pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
• Atlanta’s 4.13 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Braves combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.263).
• Braves pitchers combine to give up the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (42 total, 1.2 per game).
• Atlanta struck out six Reds batters while giving up one hit in a 4-0 win in its last game.

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• This season, the Reds have won eight out of the 17 games, or 47.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Cincinnati has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +184.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 35.2% chance of a victory for the Reds.
• Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 16 of its 36 opportunities.
• The Reds are 19-17-0 against the spread in their 36 chances this season.

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in home runs with five and runs batted in with 25.
• Among all hitters in MLB, De La Cruz’s home run total is 59th, and his RBI total is 15th.
• TJ Friedl is batting .263 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .343 this season.
• Friedl is 227th in homers and 127th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Gavin Lux leads Cincinnati with a .295 batting average.
• Noelvi Marte is batting .294 with an OBP of .342 and a slugging percentage of .515 this season.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the big leagues.
• Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.68 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Reds have a combined 1.125 WHIP as a pitching staff, which is the best in baseball this season.
• The Reds have allowed the 25th-fewest home runs this season with 46, or 1.3 per game.
• Last time out, Cincinnati fell to the Braves 4-0. Its pitchers compiled four strikeouts and seven hits allowed.