Braves vs. Dodgers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 14, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (80-67) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (87-60) at 7:20 p.m. ET Saturday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Braves (-126), Marcell Ozuna has racked up 37 homers this season, fifth in the league, while Shohei Ohtani ranks 96th in the majors with 17 dingers of his own this season for the underdogs. Atlanta sends Chris Sale (16-3) out for his 28th start of the season, and Jack Flaherty (12-6) makes his 26th start of the year for Los Angeles.

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Braves vs. Dodgers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-126)
• Underdog: Dodgers (+106)
• Over/under: 7.5

Braves vs. Dodgers Betting Insights

• The Braves have been chosen as favorites in 117 games this year and have walked away with the win 65 times (55.6%) in those games.
• This year Atlanta has won 57 of 100 games when listed as at least -126 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 55.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Dodgers have put together a 5-11 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 31.2% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, Los Angeles has a 3-7 record (winning just 30% of its games).
• The Dodgers have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.5% in this matchup.

Braves vs. Dodgers Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna is batting .306 with 37 home runs and 98 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Atlanta hitters this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Ozuna is sixth in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
• Matt Olson is batting .237 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
• Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers in home runs (47) and runs batted in (104).
• In all of the majors, Ohtani ranks second in home runs and third in RBI.
• Freddie Freeman is batting .280 with 31 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 73 walks.

Braves vs. Dodgers Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
• The Braves have the first-best ERA (3.49) in the majors this season.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.210 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Dodgers pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
• Los Angeles’ 3.90 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Dodgers have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.228).