Ryan O’Hearn leads the Pittsburgh Pirates (47-45) into a matchup against the Atlanta Braves (52-38) after he hit three home runs in a 12-4 win over the Braves. The Braves are moneyline favorites (-117) against the Pirates (-105) in this outing, which starts at 12:35 p.m. ET on Thursday. Atlanta has Bryce Elder starting things off, while Pittsburgh will send out Mitch Keller.

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Braves vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-117)
• Underdog: Pirates (-105)
• Over/under: 9

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 64.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (43-24).
• Atlanta has gone 38-23 (winning 62.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -117 or shorter.
• The Braves have a 53.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Atlanta has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 89 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 43 of those games (43-41-5).
• The Braves have a 47-42-0 record ATS this season (covering 52.8% of the time).

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson leads the Braves in home runs (24) and runs batted in (57).
• Olson ranks eighth in homers and 21st in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Olson has safely hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .318 with two doubles, four home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
• Ozzie Albies has 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .273.
• Albies ranks 50th in home runs and 40th in RBI this year.
• Albies takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .273 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Michael Harris II leads the Braves with a team-best batting average of .308.
• Harris has hit safely in seven straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .333 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and 11 RBIs.
• Mauricio Dubon is hitting .274 with 19 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 25 walks.
• Dubon brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and four RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Atlanta has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.66).
• The Braves have the eighth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.240).
• Braves pitchers combine to give up 101 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (15th-fewest in baseball).
• Atlanta struck out four Pirates batters while giving up 14 hits in a 12-4 loss in its last game.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 17, or 41.5%, of the 41 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 15-20 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least -105 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 51.2% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 53 of its 92 chances.
• The Pirates are 47-45-0 ATS in their 92 games with a spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds has been key for Pittsburgh with 13 home runs, 56 RBI and a batting average of .281 this season.
• In all of MLB, Reynolds is 65th in homers and 24th in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe is batting .247 this season with a team-high 21 home runs and 64 RBI.
• Among all MLB hitters, Lowe ranks 10th in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Lowe enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .233 with a double, two home runs, four walks and 13 RBIs.
• O’Hearn is slashing .293/.351/.500 this season for the Pirates.
• O’Hearn has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with a double, three home runs, three walks and 10 RBIs.
• Nick Gonzales leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.314) this season while adding four home runs and 41 RBI.
• Gonzales has safely hit in seven straight games. During his last 10 outings he is batting .459 with two doubles, a home run, seven walks and six RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• Pittsburgh pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.27 ERA this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.314 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Pirates have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 96 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Braves, 12-4, with six strikeouts and 11 hits allowed.