Braves vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 19, 2024

Marcell Ozuna is on the brink of his 99th RBI of the season for the Atlanta Braves (81-70) as they get set to take on the Cincinnati Reds (74-78) on Thursday. The Braves enter the matchup as -207 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Great American Ball Park at 1:10 p.m. ET, live on BSSO. Atlanta’s Chris Sale gets the start, and he’ll go against Cincinnati’s Julian Aguiar.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-207)
• Underdog: Reds (+173)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Braves have won in 66, or 55.5%, of the 119 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Atlanta has been victorious 24 times in 32 chances when named as a favorite of at least -207 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 67.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Reds have won 40 of the 85 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (47.1%).
• Cincinnati has played in three games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +173 or longer and won each of them.
• The Reds have an implied moneyline win probability of 36.6% in this matchup.

Braves vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna is batting .303 with 37 home runs and 98 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Atlanta hitters this season.
• Ozuna ranks sixth in MLB in home runs, and 11th in RBI.
• Matt Olson has collected 134 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .447 on the year.
• Elly De La Cruz has launched a team-high 24 homers.
• Among all hitters in MLB, De La Cruz is 34th in homers and 62nd in RBI.
• Spencer Steer has collected 91 runs batted in to lead his team.

Braves vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Braves average 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
• The Braves have pitched to a 3.56 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.216 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• Cincinnati has a 4.08 team ERA that ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Reds have the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.249).