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The Atlanta Braves will take the field against the Los Angeles Angels (53-69) on Sunday. The game begins at 4:07 p.m. ET on BSW, with the Braves listed as -231 favorites on the moneyline. Charlie Morton will get the ball for Atlanta while Los Angeles will counter with Jack Kochanowicz.
Take a look at our preview for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $28.66
Braves to win vs Angels -231
Braves vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-231)
- Underdog: Angels (+189)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Braves have been chosen as favorites in 99 games this year and have walked away with the win 53 times (53.5%) in those games.
- This season Atlanta has come away with a win 10 times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -231 on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 69.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Angels have been the underdog on the moneyline 97 total times this season. They’ve finished 46-51 in those games.
- Los Angeles is 2-2 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +189 or longer.
- The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 34.6% in this matchup.
Braves vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna is batting .302 with 35 home runs and 90 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Atlanta hitters this season.
- Ozuna ranks fourth in the majors in home runs, and third in RBI.
- Austin Riley is batting .257 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .464 this season.
- Zachary Neto paces the Angels with 61 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .264.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Neto is 65th in homers and 45th in RBI.
- Nolan Schanuel has 13 doubles, 12 home runs and 54 walks while hitting .244.
Braves vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Braves strike out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- The Braves have the fifth-best ERA (3.75) in the majors this season.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.239 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 7.9 K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
- Los Angeles has the 26th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.53).
- The Angels have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.316).