The Washington Nationals (22-27) will look to sweep the Atlanta Braves (24-24) on Thursday at Nationals Park. The Nationals lead 1-0, but are underdogs (+125) against the Braves (-150) in the matchup, which begins at 6:45 p.m. ET. Atlanta’s AJ Smith-Shawver and Washington’s MacKenzie Gore will take the mound first.

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Braves vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-150)
• Underdog: Nationals (+125)
• Over/under: 7.5

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have gone 20-16 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55.6% of those games).
• Atlanta has gone 12-8 (winning 60% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -150 or shorter.
• The Braves have an implied moneyline win probability of 60% in this contest.
• In the 48 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Atlanta, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 18 times (18-26-4).
• The Braves have a 22-26-0 record against the spread this season (covering 45.8% of the time).

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson paces the Braves with 10 home runs.
• Olson’s home runs rank 19th in MLB and he ranks 54th in RBI in MLB.
• Olson brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
• Marcell Ozuna is batting .266 with six doubles, eight home runs and 40 walks.
• Ozuna ranks 45th in home runs and 88th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Ozuna takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .235 with two home runs, four walks and five RBIs.
• Austin Riley paces the Braves with 28 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .283.
• Ozzie Albies is hitting .225 with six doubles, five home runs and 15 walks.
• Albies brings a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .225 with two doubles, two walks and two RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves pitching staff is 13th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Atlanta has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.79).
• The Braves average baseball’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.241).
• The Braves allow the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (55 total, 1.1 per game).
• Atlanta fell to the Nationals 5-3 in its last game with four strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have won 20, or 48.8%, of the 41 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Washington has won 11 of its 26 games, or 42.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +125 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 44.4% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 22 of its 48 games with a total this season.
• The Nationals are 26-22-0 ATS in their 48 games with a spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads Washington with 12 home runs this season. He’s batting .285 with 30 RBI.
• Wood ranks eighth in home runs and 23rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Wood has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .389 with a home run, three walks and five RBIs.
• C.J. Abrams is batting .313 to lead Washington, while adding eight homers and 18 runs batted in this season.
• Abrams ranks 45th in home runs and 125th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Abrams enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with two doubles, three home runs and three RBIs.
• Nathaniel Lowe is among the top hitters for Washington with a .223 average, eight homers and 34 RBI.
• Luis Garcia has 34 hits and an OBP of .279 to go with a slugging percentage of .358 this season.
• Garcia takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the big leagues.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.24 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• The Nationals rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.442 WHIP this season.
• With 49 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 14th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Washington pitchers struck out four Braves batters while allowing seven hits in a 5-3 win last time out.