Braves vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 14, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (52-42) visit the San Diego Padres (50-48) at 4:10 PM ET Sunday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Marcell Ozuna is batting .304 this year (ninth in the league) for the favored Braves (-184), while Luis Arraez ranks fifth in the majors with a .310 average for the underdog Padres. Chris Sale will get the ball for Atlanta while San Diego will counter with Randy Vasquez.

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Braves vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-184)
• Underdog: Padres (+153)
• Over/under: 7.5

Braves vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Braves have come away with 47 wins in the 81 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Atlanta has been victorious 24 times in 36 chances when named as a favorite of at least -184 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 64.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Padres are 20-19 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 51.3% of those games).
• San Diego is 4-4 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +153 or longer.
• The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 39.5% in this matchup.

Braves vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.304), home runs (26) and runs batted in (77) this season.
• Ozuna’s home runs put him fourth in baseball, and he ranks second in RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has 88 hits and an OBP of .308 to go with a slugging percentage of .405 this season.
• Jurickson Profar has a team-best 14 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Profar’s home run total puts him 44th, and his RBI total ranks 21st.
• Jake Cronenworth is hitting .260 with 19 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 30 walks.

Braves vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Braves average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
• The Braves have pitched to a 3.41 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.188 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
• The Padres pitching staff is fifth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• San Diego has the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
• The Padres average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.269).