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The Atlanta Braves (54-43) will look to Marcell Ozuna, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals (51-47) Sunday at 1:35 PM ET on BSSE. The Braves are -147 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks. Spencer Schwellenbach will get the ball for Atlanta while St. Louis will counter with Miles Mikolas.
Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $33.61
Braves to win vs Cardinals -147
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-147)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+124)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Braves have come away with 49 wins in the 83 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Atlanta has been victorious 32 times in 54 chances when named as a favorite of at least -147 on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 59.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 46 total times this season. They’ve finished 22-24 in those games.
- St. Louis has gone 4-11 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +124 or longer (26.7%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 44.6%.
Braves vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Ozuna is batting .305 with 28 home runs and 79 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Atlanta hitters this season.
- Among all MLB hitters, Ozuna ranks eighth in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and third in slugging.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .255 with an OBP of .308 and a slugging percentage of .403 this season.
- Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with 57 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .292.
- Burleson’s home run total ranks 27th in the majors, and he is 29th in RBI.
- Brendan Donovan is hitting .275 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 29 walks.
Braves vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.44 this year, first-best in baseball.
- Braves pitchers have a 1.194 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
- St. Louis’ 4.02 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.266).