The Atlanta Braves (40-19) face the Cincinnati Reds (29-28) a game after Ronald Acuna Jr. homered twice in a 5-2 win over the Reds. The Braves are favored (-136) in this matchup with the Reds (+114), which begins at 1:40 p.m. ET on Sunday. Atlanta has Spencer Strider starting, and Cincinnati counters with Nick Lodolo.
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Braves to win vs Reds -136
Braves vs. Reds betting lines
- Favorite: Braves (-136)
- Underdog: Reds (+114)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Braves betting info
- The Braves have won 73.3% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (33-12).
- Atlanta has gone 22-8 (winning 73.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -136 or shorter.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Braves’ implied win probability is 57.6%.
- Atlanta has had an over/under set by bookmakers 59 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 27 of those games (27-28-4).
- The Braves have covered 62.7% of their games this season, going 37-22-0 against the spread.
Braves hitting info
- Matt Olson has a team-best 16 home runs and 45 runs batted in.
- Olson ranks seventh in home runs and third in RBI among all batters in MLB play.
- Olson has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, two home runs, two walks and three RBIs.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .274 with 10 doubles, nine home runs and 18 walks.
- Albies currently ranks 46th in home runs and 57th in RBI in the majors.
- Albies heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .273 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
- Michael Harris II is batting .302 with six doubles, 13 home runs and eight walks.
- Acuna is batting .246 with nine doubles, a triple, six home runs and 31 walks.
- Acuna takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with four home runs, six walks and eight RBIs.
Braves pitching rankings
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Braves pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB.
- Atlanta has a 3.14 team ERA that ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Braves have the second-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.148).
- Braves pitchers combine to surrender the 16th-fewest home runs in baseball (62 total, 1.1 per game).
- Atlanta knocked off the Reds 5-2 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing five hits.
Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Reds betting info
- The Reds have been underdogs in 38 games this season and won 18 (47.4%) of those contests.
- Cincinnati has entered 21 games this season as the underdog by +114 or more and is 10-11 in those contests.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of a victory for the Reds.
- Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 35 of its 57 opportunities.
- The Reds are 33-24-0 against the spread in their 57 chances this season.
Reds hitting info
- Sal Stewart leads Cincinnati in home runs this season with 12 while driving in 36 runs.
- Stewart’s home run total ranks 27th in MLB, and he is 23rd in RBI.
- Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in home runs with 12, runs batted in with 37 and a batting average of .274.
- Among all MLB batters, De La Cruz ranks 27th in homers and 16th in RBI.
- Spencer Steer has collected 52 base hits, an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .423 this season.
- Steer enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with three walks and three RBIs.
- JJ Bleday has 31 hits and an OBP of .395 to go with a slugging percentage of .629 this season.
- Bleday has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with three home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
Reds pitching rankings
- The Reds strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Cincinnati has pitched to a 4.73 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Reds have a combined WHIP of 1.450 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
- The Reds have allowed the third-most home runs this season with 81, or 1.4 per game.
- Cincinnati pitchers struck out six Braves hitters while allowing seven base hits in a 5-2 loss its last time out.
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