A pair of MLB’s most productive sluggers square off when the Atlanta Braves (54-38) and the St. Louis Cardinals (48-44) play at 8:15 p.m. ET on Friday at Busch Stadium. Matt Olson has 25 homers (sixth in the majors) for the favored Braves (-168), and Jordan Walker ranks 10th in MLB play with 22 round-trippers this season for the Cardinals (+137). Chris Sale starts for Atlanta while St. Louis will counter with Kyle Leahy.

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Braves vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-168)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+137)
• Over/under: 8

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have compiled a 44-24 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.7% of those games).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -168 or shorter, Atlanta has gone 8-5 (61.5%).
• The Braves have a 62.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 91 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Atlanta, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 44 times (44-42-5).
• The Braves have put together a 49-42-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53.8% of the time).

Braves hitting info

• Olson paces the Braves in home runs (25) and runs batted in (58).
• Among all batters in MLB action, Olson’s home run total ranks sixth and his RBI tally ranks 19th.
• Ozzie Albies is batting .272 with 20 doubles, 14 home runs and 27 walks.
• Albies ranks 55th in home runs and 40th in RBI among batters in MLB.
• Albies brings a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .262 with six doubles, two home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
• Michael Harris II paces the Braves with a .304 batting average.
• Harris has hit safely in nine games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is batting .348 with three doubles, two home runs, two walks and 10 RBIs.
• Mauricio Dubon has 19 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 25 walks while hitting .271.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves pitching staff is 14th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Atlanta has a 3.63 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Braves combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.236).
• Braves pitchers combine to surrender the 15th-fewest home runs in baseball (104 total, 1.1 per game).
• In its 10-5 win last time out, Atlanta struck out seven Pirates batters while allowing eight hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been underdogs in 67 games this season and won 33 (49.3%) of those contests.
• St. Louis has a record of 5-6, a 45.5% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +137 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The Cardinals have a 42.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 37 of its 92 games with a total.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 54-38-0 in 92 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Walker leads St. Louis in home runs with 22, runs batted in with 73 and his batting average of .294 is also best on his team.
• Walker’s home run total ranks 10th in MLB, and he is first in RBI.
• Walker enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a double, two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Alec Burleson is batting .278 with an OBP of .341 and a slugging percentage of .476 this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Burleson ranks 44th in home runs and fifth in RBI.
• Burleson has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .200 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Ivan Herrera has collected 83 base hits, an OBP of .384 and a slugging percentage of .395 this season.
• JJ Wetherholt is batting .267 with an OBP of .362 and a slugging percentage of .411 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the majors.
• St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.20 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.341 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• With just 93 homers allowed, the Cardinals rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, St. Louis fell to the Brewers 8-4. Its pitchers compiled eight strikeouts and 11 hits allowed.