Two division leaders battle when the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers (45-27) visit the NL Central-leading Atlanta Braves (46-27) on Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Brewers are favored on the moneyline (-174) against the underdog Braves (+142). Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski gets the start against Atlanta’s Martin Perez.

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Brewers vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-174)
• Underdog: Braves (+142)
• Over/under: 7.5

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• The Brewers are 33-16 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 67.3% of those games).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -174 or shorter, Milwaukee has gone 10-4 (71.4%).
• The Brewers have an implied moneyline win probability of 63.5% in this game.
• In the 72 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Milwaukee, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 32 times (32-38-2).
• The Brewers have a 41-31-0 record against the spread this season (covering 56.9% of the time).

Brewers hitting info

• Brice Turang has 15 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 49 walks while hitting .262.
• Turang ranks 56th in home runs and 24th in RBI among all batters in MLB action.
• William Contreras’ .291 batting average leads his team.
• Contreras ranks 156th in home runs and 28th in RBI this year.
• Jake Bauers paces the Brewers in home runs (13) and runs batted in (46).
• Sal Frelick has nine doubles, three home runs and 23 walks while batting .233.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The Brewers pitching staff is first in MLB with a collective 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Milwaukee’s 3.43 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Brewers pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in baseball (1.206).
• Brewers pitchers combine to surrender 68 home runs (0.9 per game), the second-fewest in the majors.
• Milwaukee fell to the Guardians 4-2 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• This season, the Braves have been the underdog 17 times and won eight, or 47.1%, of those games.
• Atlanta has played as an underdog of +142 or more once this season and won that game.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 41.3% chance to win.
• Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 36 of its 72 games with a total this season.
• The Braves are 41-31-0 against the spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson leads Atlanta in home runs with 20 and runs batted in with 51.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Olson ranks fifth in home runs and ninth in RBI.
• Olson has hit safely in seven straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .317 with three home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Ozzie Albies has collected 78 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .431 on the year.
• Albies currently ranks 69th in homers and 56th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Michael Harris II is batting .306 to lead Atlanta, while adding 14 homers and 41 runs batted in this season.
• Harris heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .222 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Drake Baldwin has 59 hits and an OBP of .381 to go with a slugging percentage of .540 this season.
• Baldwin enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .294 with two home runs, four walks and five RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
• Atlanta has the third-best ERA (3.41) in the majors this season.
• The Braves have a combined 1.191 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
• The Braves have given up the 12th-fewest long balls so far this season with 80 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Atlanta fell to the Giants 7-5. Its pitchers compiled six strikeouts and nine hits allowed.