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The Oakland Athletics (24-36) will look to Max Schuemann, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the Atlanta Braves (32-24) on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET on NBCS-CA. The Athletics are +205 underdogs for the contest, according to oddsmakers. Charlie Morton will get the ball for Atlanta while Oakland will counter with Luis Medina.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $28.00
Braves to win vs Athletics -250
Braves vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-250)
- Underdog: Athletics (+205)
- Over/under: 9
Braves vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Braves have won in 31, or 59.6%, of the 52 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This year Atlanta has won seven of eight games when listed as at least -250 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 71.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Athletics have been the underdog on the moneyline 51 total times this season. They’ve gone 17-34 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +205 or longer, Oakland has a 4-1 record (winning 80% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Athletics have an implied win probability of 32.8%.
Braves vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.313), home runs (17) and runs batted in (53) this season.
- Ozuna ranks fourth in Major League Baseball in homers, and second in RBI.
- Matt Olson is batting .240 with an OBP of .328 and a slugging percentage of .447 this season.
- JJ Bleday is hitting .246 with 17 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 25 walks.
- Bleday’s home run total ranks 51st in the big leagues, and he is 115th in RBI.
- Brent Rooker’s 12 home runs, 39 runs batted in and .283 batting average all pace his team.
Braves vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Braves strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.58 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Braves rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.235 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.8 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
- Oakland has the 23rd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.32).
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.326).