The Washington Nationals (17-26) take a seven-game losing streak into a home matchup against the Atlanta Braves (21-21) on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Braves are favored (-172) to hand the underdog Nationals (+144) another loss. Atlanta has Bryce Elder set to start, and Washington will send out Mitchell Parker.

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Braves vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-172)
• Underdog: Nationals (+144)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 56.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (18-14).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -172 or shorter, Atlanta has a 9-3 record (winning 75% of its games).
• The Braves have an implied moneyline win probability of 63.2% in this matchup.
• Atlanta has played in 42 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 16 times (16-23-3).
• The Braves are 19-23-0 against the spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson has six doubles, seven home runs and 29 walks while batting .219.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Olson’s home run total ranks 43rd and his RBI tally ranks 60th.
• Marcell Ozuna has five doubles, six home runs and 35 walks while hitting .271.
• Ozuna currently ranks 63rd in home runs and 144th in RBI in the bigs.
• Ozuna enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .235 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
• Austin Riley has put up a team-high .289 batting average, while leading the Braves in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (26).
• Riley takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two walks and an RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has four doubles, five home runs and 13 walks while hitting .214.

Braves pitching rankings

• The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB.
• Atlanta has the 12th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.78).
• The Braves average MLB’s 11th-ranked WHIP (1.234).
• Braves pitchers combine to give up 49 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (20th-fewest in MLB).
• Atlanta defeated the Nationals 5-2 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have won 15, or 42.9%, of the 35 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Washington has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +144 or more and is 6-9 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 41% chance to win.
• Games involving Washington have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 20 of 42 chances this season.
• The Nationals are 21-21-0 against the spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads Washington with 11 home runs this season. He’s batting .268 with 24 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Wood is eighth in homers and 42nd in RBI.
• C.J. Abrams has collected 36 hits this season and has an OBP of .359. He’s slugging .521 on the year.
• Abrams currently ranks 87th in home runs and 144th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Nathaniel Lowe leads Washington in runs batted in (29) this season. He has a .230 batting average and a .404 slugging percentage.
• Keibert Ruiz leads Washington with a .290 batting average.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.43 ERA this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• The Nationals have a combined 1.464 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
• The Nationals have allowed the 14th-fewest home runs this season with 44, or 1.0 per game.
• Washington suffered a 5-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 12 Braves batters while allowing 11 hits.