Braves vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 30, 2024

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Braves vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Probable Starters 5/30/2024

Data Skrive:

The Atlanta Braves (31-21) are set to take on the Washington Nationals (24-29) Thursday at 7:20 PM ET, airing on MASN. The Braves are listed as -227 favorites by sportsbooks, while the underdog Nationals have +187 odds for the contest. Atlanta’s Reynaldo Lopez gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Trevor Williams.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Betting Odds

Braves to win vs Nationals -227

Bet $20, Payout $28.81

Braves vs. Nationals Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Braves (-227)
  • Underdog: Nationals (+187)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Braves vs. Nationals Betting Insights

  • The Braves have been victorious in 30, or 62.5%, of the 48 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • Atlanta has a record of 8-2 when favored by -227 or more this year.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 69.4% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Nationals have won 21 of the 48 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (43.8%).
  • Washington has gone 2-4 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +187 or longer (33.3%).
  • The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 34.8% in this matchup.

Braves vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

  • Marcell Ozuna is batting .309 with 16 home runs and 48 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Atlanta hitters this season.
  • Ozuna ranks fourth in home runs and second in RBI among all batters in MLB.
  • Ozzie Albies is batting .271 with an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .390 this season.
  • C.J. Abrams has put up a team-high batting average of .266, and leads the Nationals in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (26).
  • Abrams’ home run total ranks 31st in the big leagues, and he is 63rd in RBI.
  • Jesse Winker has nine doubles, six home runs and 25 walks while hitting .238.

Braves vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

  • The Braves have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
  • Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.41 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
  • The Braves rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.215 WHIP this season.
  • The Nationals pitching staff is 27th in MLB with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Washington has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Nationals have the 21st-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.309).