Data Skrive:
The Atlanta Braves (30-20) are -200 favorites for their Monday meeting with the Washington Nationals (23-28). The matchup between the second- and third-place teams in the NL East begins at 4:10 PM ET on MASN2. Atlanta’s Charlie Morton and Washington’s Mitchell Parker have been named the starters for this contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $30.00
Braves to win vs Nationals -200
Braves vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-200)
- Underdog: Nationals (+166)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Braves have been favorites in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 29 times (63%) in those contests.
- This season Atlanta has come away with a win 14 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -200 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 66.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Nationals have been the moneyline underdog 46 total times this season. They’ve gone 20-26 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +166 or longer, Washington has gone 7-6 (53.8%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Nationals’ implied win probability is 37.6%.
Braves vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.311), home runs (15) and runs batted in (47) this season.
- Ozuna ranks fourth in Major League Baseball in homers, and second in RBI.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. is batting .250 with an OBP of .351 and a slugging percentage of .365 this season.
- C.J. Abrams has launched a team-best eight homers.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Abrams is 44th in home runs and 69th in RBI.
- Jesse Winker has nine doubles, six home runs and 24 walks while hitting .228.
Braves vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Braves average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.39 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.208 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
- The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 7.8 K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
- Washington has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.98).
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 21st-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.319).