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The Los Angeles Angels (52-69) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they host the Atlanta Braves (64-57) Friday at 9:38 p.m. ET on BSW. The Braves are listed as -146 favorites, while the Angels are +123 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Spencer Schwellenbach will get the ball for Atlanta while Los Angeles will counter with Jose Soriano.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.70
Braves to win vs Angels -146
Braves vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-146)
- Underdog: Angels (+123)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Braves have been victorious in 53, or 54.1%, of the 98 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Atlanta has a record of 35-27 when favored by -146 or more this year.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 59.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Angels have won 46.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (45-51).
- Los Angeles has gone 26-29 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer (47.3%).
- The Angels have a 44.8% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Braves vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna is batting .298 with 35 home runs and 90 RBI. All three of those stats lead Atlanta hitters this season.
- Including all hitters in baseball, Ozuna is fourth in homers and third in RBI.
- Austin Riley has collected 108 hits this season and has an OBP of .325. He’s slugging .470 on the year.
- Zachary Neto leads the Angels in runs batted in (61) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .266.
- Neto is 62nd in home runs and 44th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Nolan Schanuel has 12 doubles, 12 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .244.
Braves vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.76 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.240 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Angels pitching staff ranks 27th in MLB.
- Los Angeles has a 4.55 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Angels have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.313).