Braves vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – April 20, 2024

The Atlanta Braves (13-5) and Travis d’Arnaud (3 HR in his last game) are favored (-157) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Texas Rangers (11-10) on Saturday at 7:20 PM ET on BSSW. Charlie Morton will get the ball for Atlanta while Texas will counter with Nathan Eovaldi.

Check out our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-157)
• Underdog: Rangers (+133)
• Over/under: 9.5

Braves vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Braves have won in 13, or 72.2%, of the 18 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Atlanta has been victorious seven times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -157 on the moneyline.
• The Braves have an implied victory probability of 61.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rangers have won 63.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (7-4).
• Texas has played as a moneyline underdog of +133 or longer in just two games this season, which it lost both.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rangers a 42.9% chance to win.

Braves vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (24) this season while batting .351.
• Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Ozuna’s home run total ranks him first and his RBI tally places him first.
• Matt Olson is batting .250 with an OBP of .357 and a slugging percentage of .500 this season.
• Marcus Semien is hitting .295 with six doubles, four home runs and nine walks.
• In all of MLB, Semien is 28th in homers and eighth in RBI.
• Adolis Garcia’s five home runs, 20 RBI and .308 batting average are all team-highs.

Braves vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Braves have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the majors.
• The Braves have pitched to a 4.33 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
• The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.300 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
• Texas’ 4.18 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers have the 17th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.292).