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The Atlanta Braves (34-24) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-108) in Wednesday’s contest versus the Boston Red Sox (30-31). Game time is set for 1:35 PM ET on NESN. The Braves are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +145 odds. Nick Pivetta will get the ball for Boston while Atlanta will counter with Spencer Schwellenbach.
Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $38.02
Red Sox to win vs Braves -111
Red Sox vs. Braves Betting Lines
- Favorite: Red Sox (-111)
- Underdog: Braves (-108)
- Over/under: 9.5
Red Sox vs. Braves Betting Insights
- The Red Sox have come away with 15 wins in the 28 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year Boston has won 15 of 28 games when listed as at least -111 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 52.6% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Braves have been the moneyline underdog three total times this season. They’ve finished 1-2 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -108 or longer, Atlanta has a 1-2 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Braves a 51.9% chance to win.
Red Sox vs. Braves Hitting Leaders
- Rafael Devers leads Boston in homers with 11 while also maintaining a team-best .282 batting average.
- Devers’ home runs rank him 22nd in Major League Baseball, and he is 58th in RBI.
- Jarren Duran has collected 64 hits this season and has an OBP of .325. He’s slugging .427 on the year.
- Marcell Ozuna paces the Braves in home runs (17), runs batted in (53) and has put up a team-high batting average of .313.
- In all of the majors, Ozuna is fourth in home runs and second in RBI.
- Ozzie Albies is hitting .275 with 15 doubles, four home runs and 16 walks.
Red Sox vs. Braves Pitching Rankings
- The Red Sox strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.41 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.166 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The Braves pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Atlanta has a 3.51 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.221).