Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Friday when the Atlanta Braves (86-71) and Kansas City Royals (85-74) take to the field at 7:20 p.m. ET, live on BSKC. Marcell Ozuna is batting .310 for the Braves (-191 favorites on the moneyline) while Bobby Witt Jr. leads the underdog Royals (+159) with a .332 average. Atlanta’s Max Fried and Kansas City’s Brady Singer have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $30.47
Braves to win vs Royals -191
Braves vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-191)
- Underdog: Royals (+159)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Braves have won in 71, or 56.8%, of the 125 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Atlanta has a record of 33-15 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -191 or more on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 65.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Royals have won 43.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (34-44).
- Kansas City has played as a moneyline underdog of +159 or longer in just two games this season, which it split 1-1.
- The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 38.6% in this contest.
Braves vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.310), home runs (39) and runs batted in (102) this season.
- Ozuna ranks fifth in homers and 11th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Matt Olson is batting .246 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .463 this season.
- Witt has racked up a team-best batting average of .332, while leading the Royals in home runs (32) and runs batted in (109).
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt’s home run total puts him 13th, and his RBI total ranks sixth.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .273 with 27 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks.
Braves vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Braves average 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
- The Braves have the second-best ERA (3.52) in the majors this season.
- The Braves have a combined 1.211 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- Kansas City’s 3.80 team ERA ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.248).