Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top power hitters will meet Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves (20-12) and Boston Red Sox (19-16) take the field at 7:20 PM ET, live on NESN. Marcell Ozuna has 10 home runs for the Braves (-167 favorites on the moneyline) while Tyler O’Neill has nine homers this season for the Red Sox (+140). Atlanta’s Reynaldo Lopez and Boston’s Kutter Crawford have been named the starters for this contest.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $31.98
Braves to win vs Red Sox -167
Braves vs. Red Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-167)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+140)
- Over/under: 9
Braves vs. Red Sox Betting Insights
- The Braves have been favorites in 30 games this season and have come away with the win 20 times (66.7%) in those contests.
- Atlanta has a record of 12-5 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -167 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 62.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Red Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 20 total times this season. They’ve gone 10-10 in those games.
- Boston has played as a moneyline underdog of +140 or longer in just two games this season, which it split 1-1.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 41.7%.
Braves vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders
- Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 10, runs batted in with 33 and his batting average of .306 is also best on his team.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Ozuna’s home run total ranks him first and his RBI tally ranks him first.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. is batting .268 with an OBP of .376 and a slugging percentage of .362 this season.
- Jarren Duran is hitting .262 with seven doubles, five triples, a home run and 15 walks.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Duran’s home run total puts him 236th, and his RBI total ranks 88th.
- O’Neill has hit nine home runs while hitting .297. Both pace his team.
Braves vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Braves strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.76 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
- The Braves rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.226 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- Boston has a 2.61 team ERA that ranks first among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox have the third-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.108).