Braves vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 29, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (88-71) are -212 favorites when they take on the Kansas City Royals (85-76) Sunday at 3:20 p.m. ET. Marcell Ozuna has 39 homers this season, with a milestone No. 40 in his sights once the game begins at Truist Park, live on BSSE. Atlanta’s Charlie Morton gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Alec Marsh.

Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-212)
• Underdog: Royals (+177)
• Over/under: 8

Braves vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Braves have won in 73, or 57.5%, of the 127 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Atlanta has a record of 24-9 when favored by -212 or more this year.
• The Braves have an implied victory probability of 67.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Royals have gone 34-46 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 42.5% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +177 or longer, Kansas City has gone 1-2 (33.3%).
• The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 36.1% in this matchup.

Braves vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 39, runs batted in with 102 and his batting average of .306 is also best on his team.
• Ozuna ranks fifth in the majors in homers, and 12th in RBI.
• Matt Olson has collected 145 hits this season and has an OBP of .333. He’s slugging .461 on the year.
• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 32 home runs and 109 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .332.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt is 15th in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Salvador Perez has 28 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .271.

Braves vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out a league-high 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
• The Braves have the first-best ERA (3.48) in the majors this season.
• The Braves have a combined 1.203 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.78).
• The Royals have the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.246).