The Atlanta Braves (56-40) host the Texas Rangers (49-48) on Saturday at Truist Park, beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Braves are favored on the moneyline (-116), while the Rangers are -105 underdogs. The Rangers are favored against the spread (1.5) with +156 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Atlanta’s Owen Murphy and Texas’ MacKenzie Gore will start this matchup.

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Braves vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-116)
• Underdog: Rangers (-105)
• Over/under: 9

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 64.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (45-25).
• Atlanta has a 39-24 record (winning 61.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -116 or shorter.
• The Braves have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.7% in this matchup.
• Atlanta has had an over/under set by bookmakers 95 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 45 of those games (45-45-5).
• The Braves have collected a 51-44-0 record against the spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson paces the Braves with 26 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
• Olson’s home runs rank seventh in MLB and he ranks 21st in RBI in MLB.
• Olson brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with two home runs, four walks and two RBIs.
• Ozzie Albies is hitting .270 with 21 doubles, 14 home runs and 29 walks.
• Albies ranks 63rd in homers and 41st in RBI this year.
• Albies has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with two doubles, three walks and two RBIs.
• Michael Harris II leads the Braves with a .297 batting average.
• Mauricio Dubon is hitting .265 with 19 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 25 walks.

Braves pitching rankings

• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
• Atlanta has a 3.59 team ERA that ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Braves combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.220).
• Braves pitchers combine to allow 106 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (13th-fewest in MLB).
• Atlanta knocked off the Rangers 15-1 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have won 24, or 49%, of the 49 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Texas is 20-25 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 51.2% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 48 of its 97 opportunities.
• The Rangers are 44-53-0 against the spread in their 97 chances this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Josh Jung leads Texas in batting average (.294) this season while adding nine home runs and 34 RBI.
• Jung ranks 135th in homers and 145th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Ezequiel Duran has 80 hits and an OBP of .321 to go with a slugging percentage of .431 this season.
• Among all MLB batters, Duran is 115th in homers and 51st in RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo is slashing .264/.331/.427 this season for the Rangers.
• Nimmo has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .421 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBIs.
• Jake Burger is batting .237 this season with a team-high 16 home runs and 58 RBI.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
• Texas has the 17th-ranked ERA (4.25) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.270 WHIP this season.
• The Rangers have given up the 22nd-fewest long balls so far this season with 121 home runs allowed.
• Texas pitchers struck out five Braves hitters while allowing 19 base hits in a 15-1 loss its last time out.