The Atlanta Braves (40-31) will look to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into their final matchup against the Detroit Tigers (34-39) at 12:20 PM ET Wednesday from Truist Park. The Braves are favored (-129) by sportsbooks. Atlanta’s Reynaldo Lopez gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Tarik Skubal.
Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.50
Braves to win vs Tigers -129
Braves vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-129)
- Underdog: Tigers (+109)
- Over/under: 7.5
Braves vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Braves have been favorites in 64 games this season and have come away with the win 38 times (59.4%) in those contests.
- This season Atlanta has been victorious 36 times in 58 chances when named as a favorite of at least -129 on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 56.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Tigers have put together a 16-22 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 42.1% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +109 or longer, Detroit has a 9-13 record (winning 40.9% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Tigers a 47.8% chance to win.
Braves vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.320), home runs (20) and runs batted in (63) this season.
- Of all batters in Major League Baseball, Ozuna’s home run total places him third and his RBI tally ranks him second.
- Ozzie Albies has collected 66 hits this season and has an OBP of .317. He’s slugging .406 on the year.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (14) and runs batted in (37).
- In all of MLB, Greene is 19th in homers and 47th in RBI.
- Mark Canha has 13 doubles, six home runs and 30 walks while batting .250.
Braves vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Braves average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
- The Braves have the eighth-best ERA (3.65) in the majors this season.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.224 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
- The Tigers pitching staff is 15th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Detroit has a 3.82 team ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers have the eighth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.205).