Data Skrive:
The Atlanta Braves (81-69) are -149 favorites when they play the Cincinnati Reds (73-78) on Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. Marcell Ozuna has 98 RBI on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at Great American Ball Park, live on BSOH. Spencer Schwellenbach starts for Atlanta while Jakob Junis is Cincinnati’s starter for the contest.
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Betting Odds
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Braves to win vs Reds -149
Braves vs. Reds Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-149)
- Underdog: Reds (+126)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Reds Betting Insights
- The Braves have won in 66, or 55.9%, of the 118 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Atlanta has been victorious 42 times in 74 chances when named as a favorite of at least -149 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 59.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Reds have compiled a 39-45 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.4% of those games).
- Cincinnati is 17-14 (winning 54.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +126 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Reds have an implied win probability of 44.2%.
Braves vs. Reds Hitting Leaders
- Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 37, runs batted in with 98 and his batting average of .302 is also best on his team.
- Including all batters in MLB, Ozuna is sixth in homers and 11th in RBI.
- Matt Olson has collected 133 hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .443 on the year.
- Elly De La Cruz has hit a team-best 24 homers.
- De La Cruz’s home run total ranks 32nd in MLB, and he is 57th in RBI.
- Spencer Steer has racked up 89 runs batted in to pace his team.
Braves vs. Reds Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have a 9.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- The Braves have the second-best ERA (3.55) in the majors this season.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.214 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Reds pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
- Cincinnati has a 4.07 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Reds average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.244).