The Atlanta Braves (49-33) and the St. Louis Cardinals (43-38) square off for the first of a three-game series on Tuesday at Truist Park, starting at 7:15 p.m. ET. The favored Braves (-163) are coming off of a 1-2 series loss to the Giants, and the underdog Cardinals (+133) enter the matchup following a 1-2 series loss to the Marlins. Martin Perez gets the starting nod for Atlanta, and Matthew Liberatore is St. Louis’ choice to start.

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Braves vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-163)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+133)
• Over/under: 9

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 65.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (40-21).
• Atlanta has gone 10-5 (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -163 or shorter.
• The Braves have an implied moneyline win probability of 62% in this contest.
• Atlanta has played in 81 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 38 times (38-38-5).
• The Braves have covered 53.1% of their games this season, going 43-38-0 ATS.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson has a team-high 20 home runs and 52 runs batted in.
• Olson ranks seventh in homers and 19th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Ozzie Albies is batting .274 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 24 walks.
• Albies ranks 64th in home runs and 47th in RBI this season.
• Mauricio Dubon is batting .267 with 17 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 19 walks.
• Dubon has safely hit in seven straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .317 with four doubles, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
• Michael Harris II is batting .297 to pace his team.

Braves pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Braves pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
• Atlanta has a 3.42 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Braves combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.212).
• Braves pitchers combine to give up 86 home runs (1.0 per game), the 10th-fewest in the majors.
• Atlanta lost to the Giants 3-2 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 57 times and won 28, or 49.1%, of those games.
• St. Louis has entered 10 games this season as the underdog by +133 or more and is 5-5 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 42.9% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of its 81 games with a total.
• The Cardinals are 47-34-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Alec Burleson is batting .280 with 13 home runs and 57 RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Burleson ranks 51st in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Jordan Walker is batting .290 with 18 home runs and 58 RBI, all three of which rank first for St. Louis this season.
• Walker ranks 20th overall in home runs and second in RBI this season.
• Walker enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a walk.
• Ivan Herrera has 75 hits this season and a slash line of .256/.397/.410.
• JJ Wetherholt is batting .265 with an OBP of .360 and a slugging percentage of .411 this season.
• Wetherholt has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .182 with .

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals have a 7.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• St. Louis has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.26) in the majors this season.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.346 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
• The Cardinals have allowed the 13th-fewest home runs this season with 89, or 1.1 per game.
• St. Louis earned a 2-1 win in its most recent game, striking out nine Marlins batters while allowing four hits.