The Atlanta Braves (55-48) will look to Marcell Ozuna, who has blasted homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Milwaukee Brewers (59-45) Monday at American Family Field. The Brewers and Rhys Hoskins (who has a two-game home run streak of his own) are -126 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 8:10 PM ET live on BSSO. Milwaukee will send Colin Rea out to start this one, while Atlanta has not yet named a starter.
Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $35.87
Brewers to win vs Braves -126
Brewers vs. Braves Betting Lines
- Favorite: Brewers (-126)
- Underdog: Braves (+108)
- Over/under: 8.5
Brewers vs. Braves Betting Insights
- The Brewers have won in 33, or 58.9%, of the 56 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Milwaukee has a record of 23-15 when favored by -126 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 55.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Braves are 5-9 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35.7% of those games).
- Atlanta has played in four games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer without a win.
- The Braves have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.1% in this matchup.
Brewers vs. Braves Hitting Leaders
- William Contreras leads Milwaukee in batting average (.288) this season while adding 11 home runs and 57 RBI.
- Contreras’ home runs put him 105th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks 33rd in RBI.
- Willy Adames is a key run producer for Milwaukee with a .247 average, 16 homers and 68 RBI.
- Ozuna leads the Braves with 30 home runs and 82 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .307.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Ozuna ranks third in home runs and second in RBI.
- Austin Riley is hitting .251 with 22 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 32 walks.
Brewers vs. Braves Pitching Rankings
- The Brewers strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Brewers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.78 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- Brewers pitchers have a 1.259 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 9.2 K/9 to lead MLB.
- Atlanta has the third-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.50).
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the No. 4-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.189).