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Led by Ramon Laureano (two-game homer streak), the Atlanta Braves (83-71) are favorites versus the Miami Marlins (57-97) Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Oddsmakers have named the Braves as -253 favorites for the game, which airs on BSFL. Atlanta’s Max Fried and Miami’s Adam Oller have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $27.91
Braves to win vs Marlins -253
Braves vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-253)
- Underdog: Marlins (+205)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Braves have been victorious in 68, or 55.7%, of the 122 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Atlanta has a record of 10-4 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -253 or more on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 71.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Marlins are 53-84 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 38.7% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +205 or longer, Miami has gone 6-11 (35.3%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Marlins have an implied win probability of 32.8%.
Braves vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna is batting .307 with 38 home runs and 101 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Atlanta hitters this season.
- Of all batters in Major League Baseball, Ozuna’s home run total places him fifth and his RBI tally places him 11th.
- Matt Olson has collected 138 hits this season and has an OBP of .327. He’s slugging .457 on the year.
- Jake Burger paces the Marlins in home runs (27) and runs batted in (68).
- Among all hitters in MLB, Burger’s home run total puts him 28th, and his RBI total ranks 71st.
- Jesus Sanchez’s .247 batting average paces his team.
Braves vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Braves strike out a league-high 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.55 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.218 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Marlins pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
- Miami’s 4.83 team ERA ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Marlins have the third-highest WHIP in the majors (1.384).