Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top power hitters will meet Sunday when the Atlanta Braves (42-32) and New York Yankees (52-27) take the field at 1:35 PM ET, live on YES. Marcell Ozuna has 21 home runs for the Braves (-112 favorites on the moneyline) while Aaron Judge has 18 homers this season for the Yankees (-108). Max Fried takes the mound for Atlanta while Nestor Cortes Jr. is New York’s starter for the contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.86
Braves to win vs Yankees -112
Braves vs. Yankees Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-112)
- Underdog: Yankees (-108)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Yankees Betting Insights
- The Braves have been chosen as favorites in 65 games this year and have walked away with the win 39 times (60%) in those games.
- Atlanta has a record of 39-26 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -112 or more on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 52.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Yankees have won 12 of the 17 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (70.6%).
- New York has a 10-5 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -108 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Yankees a 51.9% chance to win.
Braves vs. Yankees Hitting Leaders
- Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.312), home runs (21) and runs batted in (64) this season.
- Among batters in MLB, Ozuna is fourth in homers and third in RBI.
- Ozzie Albies has 70 hits and an OBP of .321 to go with a slugging percentage of .416 this season.
- Aaron Judge paces the Yankees in home runs (28) and runs batted in (70).
- Judge is first in homers and first in RBI among all batters in the majors.
- Juan Soto has a club-leading .305 batting average.
Braves vs. Yankees Pitching Rankings
- The Braves strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.63 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- Braves pitchers have a 1.224 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks 16th in MLB.
- New York has the second-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.24).
- The Yankees have the seventh-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.198).