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Following a two-homer game in a win over the Padres, Travis d’Arnaud leads the Atlanta Braves (53-42) into action as -175 favorites against the St. Louis Cardinals (50-46). First pitch from Truist Park at 7:20 PM ET on Friday, live on BSSE. Neither team has named a starter for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Braves to win vs Cardinals -175
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-175)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+146)
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Braves have been chosen as favorites in 82 games this year and have walked away with the win 48 times (58.5%) in those games.
- This year Atlanta has won 24 of 37 games when listed as at least -175 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 63.6% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Cardinals are 22-23 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.9% of those games).
- St. Louis has gone 1-6 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +146 or longer (14.3%).
- The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 40.7% in this matchup.
Braves vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 26, runs batted in with 77 and his batting average of .303 is also best on his team.
- Ozuna is fourth in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Ozzie Albies has 90 hits and an OBP of .312 to go with a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
- Alec Burleson paces the Cardinals in home runs (17), runs batted in (53) and has put up a team-high batting average of .288.
- In all of the majors, Burleson ranks 24th in home runs and 34th in RBI.
- Brendan Donovan is batting .276 with 22 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 29 walks.
Braves vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Braves average 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- Braves pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 3.40.
- Braves pitchers have a 1.189 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
- The Cardinals pitching staff is 25th in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- St. Louis’ 4.03 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cardinals have the 17th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.270).