The Atlanta Braves (65-79) host the Chicago Cubs (81-63) on Tuesday at Truist Park, beginning at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Braves are favored on the moneyline (-110), while the Cubs are -109 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +150 odds. Spencer Strider starts for Atlanta while Chicago will counter with Cade Horton.
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Braves to win vs Cubs -110
Braves vs. Cubs betting lines
- Favorite: Braves (-110)
- Underdog: Cubs (-109)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Braves betting info
- The Braves have won 50.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (47-46).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -110 or shorter, Atlanta has a 48-46 record (winning 51.1% of its games).
- The Braves have a 52.4% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Atlanta has had an over/under set by bookmakers 143 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 64 of those games (64-71-8).
- The Braves have a 63-80-0 record against the spread this season.
Braves hitting info
- Matt Olson paces the Braves in home runs (23), runs batted in (80) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .272.
- Among batters in baseball, Olson ranks 47th in homers and 29th in RBI.
- Olson brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with two home runs, two walks and three RBIs.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .242 with 21 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 50 walks.
- Albies ranks 107th in homers and 78th in RBI this season.
- Albies takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a triple, two home runs and three RBIs.
- Michael Harris II is hitting .244 with 22 doubles, six triples, 17 home runs and 14 walks.
- Marcell Ozuna has 15 doubles, 20 home runs and 87 walks while hitting .225.
Braves pitching rankings
- The Braves pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Atlanta has a 4.46 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the 20th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.313).
- Braves pitchers combine to surrender 178 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (22nd-fewest in MLB).
- In its 4-1 win last time out, Atlanta struck out eight Cubs batters while allowing five hits.
Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Cubs betting info
- This season, the Cubs have been the underdog 39 times and won 16, or 41%, of those games.
- Chicago has a record of 16-23, a 41% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -109 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 52.2% chance to win.
- Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 66 of 144 chances this season.
- The Cubs are 64-80-0 against the spread this season.
Cubs hitting info
- Kyle Tucker has been key for Chicago with 22 home runs, 73 RBI and a batting average of .270 this season.
- Tucker’s home run total ranks 53rd in the majors, and he is 51st in RBI.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong leads Chicago in home runs with 28 while driving in 85 runs and slugging .492.
- Crow-Armstrong ranks 21st in homers and 24th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .291 to lead Chicago, while adding six homers and 56 runs batted in this season.
- Hoerner takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .300 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
- Seiya Suzuki is a key run producer for Chicago with a .243 average, 27 homers and 90 RBI.
- Suzuki has hit safely in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with two walks and an RBI.
Cubs pitching rankings
- The Cubs strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined 1.198 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- With 179 homers allowed, the Cubs rank 23rd in the league at preventing long balls.
- Last time out, Chicago fell to the Braves 4-1. Its pitchers compiled five strikeouts and seven hits allowed.
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