Braves vs. Yankees Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 21, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (41-31) visit the New York Yankees (51-26) at 7:05 PM ET Friday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Braves (-118), Marcell Ozuna has racked up 20 homers this season, fourth in the league, while Aaron Judge ranks eighth in the majors with 18 dingers of his own this season for the underdogs. Chris Sale starts for Atlanta while Carlos Rodon is New York’s starter for the contest.

Here is our preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Braves vs. Yankees Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-118)
• Underdog: Yankees (-103)
• Over/under: 8

Braves vs. Yankees Betting Insights

• The Braves have been victorious in 39, or 60%, of the 65 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Atlanta has been victorious 38 times in 64 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 54.1% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Yankees have been the moneyline underdog 17 total times this season. They’ve finished 12-5 in those games.
• New York has a 10-3 record (winning 76.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -103 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Yankees a 50.7% chance to win.

Braves vs. Yankees Hitting Leaders

• Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.316), home runs (20) and runs batted in (63) this season.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Ozuna’s home run total ranks him fourth and his RBI tally places him third.
• Ozzie Albies is batting .264 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
• Aaron Judge paces the Yankees with 27 home runs and 67 runs batted in.
• Judge ranks first in home runs and first in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Juan Soto is batting .309 to pace his team.

Braves vs. Yankees Pitching Rankings

• The Braves have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• The Braves have pitched to a 3.60 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.220 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Yankees pitching staff ranks 16th in MLB.
• New York’s 3.19 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Yankees combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.193).