Data Skrive:
The Atlanta Braves (87-71) will meet the Kansas City Royals (85-75) Saturday at 7:20 p.m. ET. Marcell Ozuna will be looking for his 40th home run of the season for the favored Braves (-152) when the game gets underway at Truist Park, live on BSKC. Reynaldo Lopez will get the ball for Atlanta while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $33.16
Braves to win vs Royals -152
Braves vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-152)
- Underdog: Royals (+129)
- Over/under: 7.5
Braves vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Braves have won in 72, or 57.1%, of the 126 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Atlanta has been victorious 45 times in 77 chances when named as a favorite of at least -152 on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 60.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Royals are 34-45 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +129 or longer, Kansas City has a record of 7-17 (29.2%).
- The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 43.7% in this contest.
Braves vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 39, runs batted in with 102 and his batting average of .308 is also best on his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Ozuna ranks sixth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
- Matt Olson has collected 143 hits this season and has an OBP of .332. He’s slugging .461 on the year.
- Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 32 home runs and 109 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .332.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Witt ranks 13th in home runs and sixth in RBI.
- Salvador Perez has 27 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .271.
Braves vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have a 9.7 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.50 this year, second-best in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined 1.207 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
- The Royals pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Kansas City has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.79).
- Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.246).