Braves vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 7, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (77-64) host the Toronto Blue Jays (67-75) at 7:20 p.m. ET Saturday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Marcell Ozuna is batting .309 this year (sixth in the league) for the favored Braves (-172), while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ranks second in the majors with a .327 average for the underdog Blue Jays. Spencer Schwellenbach takes the mound for Atlanta while Jose Berrios is Toronto’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-172)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+146)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Braves have won in 63, or 56.2%, of the 112 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Atlanta has come away with a win 33 times in 52 chances when named as a favorite of at least -172 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 63.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Blue Jays have gone 24-45 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 34.8% of those games).
• Toronto has a record of 2-6 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +146 or longer (25%).
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 40.7% in this contest.

Braves vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.309), home runs (37) and runs batted in (98) this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Ozuna is sixth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
• Matt Olson has 121 hits and an OBP of .310 to go with a slugging percentage of .436 this season.
• Guerrero leads the Blue Jays with 28 home runs and 93 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .327.
• In all of the majors, Guerrero is 19th in home runs and 12th in RBI.
• George Springer is hitting .219 with 17 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 54 walks.

Braves vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Braves have a 9.7 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
• The Braves have pitched to a 3.55 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.213 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
• The Blue Jays pitching staff is 20th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Toronto has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.37).
• The Blue Jays average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.282).