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Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Sunday when the Atlanta Braves (18-7) and Cleveland Guardians (19-8) take to the field at 1:35 PM ET, live on BSSO. Marcell Ozuna is batting .354 for the Braves (-160 favorites on the moneyline) while Steven Kwan leads the underdog Guardians (+134) with a .345 average.
Bryce Elder starts for Atlanta while Ben Lively is Cleveland’s starter for the contest.
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Braves and Guardians Betting Trends
The Braves have won 18 of the 25 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (72%).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -160 or shorter, Atlanta has gone 11-6 (64.7%).
The Guardians have won eight, or 72.7%, of the 11 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Cleveland has entered four games this season as the underdog by +134 or more and is 3-1 in those contests.
In the 25 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Braves, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 11 times (11-12-2).
The Guardians and their opponents have hit the over in 15 of their 27 games with a total this season.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves are the third-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 5.8 runs per game (145 total).
Atlanta ranks 10th-best in baseball with 29 total home runs.
The Braves lead the majors with a .278 batting average.
Atlanta’s batters strike out 8.6 times per game, the ninth-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors.
Atlanta’s 3.66 team ERA ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have scored 140 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
Cleveland’s 26 home runs rank 20th in Major League Baseball.
The Guardians rank 10th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
Cleveland is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.5 strikeouts per game.
The Guardians strike out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
Cleveland has the sixth-best ERA (3.23) in the majors this season.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves will send Elder (1-0) to the mound to make his second start of the season.
Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with nine, runs batted in with 31 and his batting average of .354 is also best on his team.
Michael Harris II is batting .324 with an OBP of .355 and a slugging percentage of .476 this season.
Ronald Acuna Jr. has collected 25 base hits, an OBP of .390 and a slugging percentage of .340 this season.
Ozzie Albies has 23 hits and an OBP of .380 to go with a slugging percentage of .500 this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Lively will take to the mound for the Guardians, his third start of the season.
Jose Ramirez has collected a team-best 24 runs batted in.
Josh Naylor has hit six home runs to pace his team.
Kwan paces the Guardians with a team-high batting average of .345.
Tyler Freeman has four doubles, three home runs and eight walks while batting .213.
Braves and Guardians Injuries
Braves: Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Oblique strain), Angel Perdomo: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Strider: 15 Day IL (Right elbow strain)
Guardians: Sam Hentges: 15 Day IL (Finger), Eli Morgan: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Williams: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Martinez: 60 Day IL (Foot), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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