Two division leaders battle when the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves (55-40) host the AL East-leading Texas Rangers (49-47) on Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Braves are favored (-215) against the underdog Rangers (+180). Atlanta’s Chris Sale starts against Texas’ Cal Quantrill.

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Braves vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-215)
• Underdog: Rangers (+180)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 44 of the 69 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (63.8%).
• Atlanta has gone 3-1 (winning 75% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -215 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Braves a 68.3% chance to win.
• Atlanta has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 44 times this season for a 44-45-5 record against the over/under.
• The Braves have put together a 50-44-0 record ATS this season (covering 53.2% of the time).

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson has racked up a team-best 25 home runs and 58 runs batted in.
• Olson’s home runs rank seventh in MLB and he ranks 25th in RBI in MLB.
• Olson brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .158 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has 21 doubles, 14 home runs and 29 walks while hitting .267.
• Albies ranks 61st in homers and 42nd in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
• Mauricio Dubon has 19 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 25 walks while batting .263.
• Michael Harris II has a club-high .296 batting average.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Atlanta’s 3.62 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Braves have the eighth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.227).
• Braves pitchers combine to surrender 106 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (13th-fewest in MLB).
• Atlanta knocked off the Cardinals 4-3 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing four hits.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have won 24, or 50%, of the 48 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Texas has played as an underdog of +180 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 35.7% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 47 of 96 chances this season.
• The Rangers are 44-52-0 ATS in their 96 games with a spread this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Josh Jung leads Texas in batting average (.298) this season while adding nine home runs and 34 RBI.
• Jung’s home run total ranks 132nd in the big leagues, and he is 145th in RBI.
• Ezequiel Duran has 80 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .436 this season.
• Duran ranks 112th among hitters in the majors in homers, and 49th in RBI.
• Jake Burger leads the club in homers (16) and runs batted in (58) this season.
• Brandon Nimmo has collected 91 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .425 on the year.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
• Texas pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.13 ERA this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of just 1.252 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• The Rangers have given up the 22nd-fewest long balls so far this season with 118 home runs allowed.
• Texas earned a 6-5 win in its most recent game, striking out eight Astros batters while allowing eight hits.