Braves vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 12, 2024

Entering Friday’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves (51-40), the San Diego Padres (49-47) are on a four-game losing streak. The contest starts at 9:40 PM ET on BSSE with the Braves listed as -131 favorites, while the are +110 underdogs who may be heading for a fifth straight defeat. Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach gets the start, and he’ll go against San Diego’s Randy Vasquez.

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Braves vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-131)
• Underdog: Padres (+110)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Braves have come away with 47 wins in the 80 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Atlanta has a record of 40-26 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -131 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 56.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Padres have been the underdog on the moneyline 39 total times this season. They’ve finished 20-19 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, San Diego has a 9-10 record (winning 47.4% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Padres a 47.6% chance to win.

Braves vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.296), home runs (24) and runs batted in (75) this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ozuna’s home run total ranks him fourth and his RBI tally places him third.
• Ozzie Albies has 86 hits and an OBP of .312 to go with a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
• Jurickson Profar leads the Padres with 14 home runs and 59 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .311.
• In all of the majors, Profar ranks 41st in homers and 15th in RBI.
• Jake Cronenworth is batting .263 with 18 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 30 walks.

Braves vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Braves average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
• The Braves have the second-best ERA (3.44) in the majors this season.
• The Braves have a combined 1.189 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The Padres pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• San Diego has a 4.17 team ERA that ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Padres combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.274).