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Two of the league’s top power hitters will meet Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves (20-12) and Boston Red Sox (19-16) take the field at 7:20 PM ET, live on NESN. Marcell Ozuna has 10 home runs for the Braves (-191 favorites on the moneyline) while Tyler O’Neill has nine homers this season for the Red Sox (+158).
Reynaldo Lopez will get the ball for Atlanta while Boston will counter with Kutter Crawford.
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Braves and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Braves have been the moneyline favorite 30 total times this season. They’ve finished 20-10 in those games.
Atlanta has an 11-2 record (winning 84.6% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -191 or shorter.
The Red Sox have won 10, or 47.6%, of the 21 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Boston has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +158 odds on it winning this game.
The Braves have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 12 times this season for a 12-18-2 record against the over/under.
So far this season, the Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 14 of their 35 games with a total.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves rank 12th in runs scored with 163, 5.1 per game.
Atlanta ranks 18th in MLB play with 32 home runs. They average one per game.
The Braves have the fourth-best batting average in the majors (.258).
Atlanta strikes out 8.9 times per game, the No. 11 mark in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 19th in MLB.
Atlanta’s 3.76 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have scored 162 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
Boston has hit 38 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the majors.
The Red Sox’s .246 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
Boston ranks 29th in strikeouts per game (9.9) among MLB offenses.
The Red Sox average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
Boston has the first-best ERA (2.61) in the majors this season.
Braves Key Players to Watch
Lopez makes the start for the Braves, his sixth of the season. He is 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings pitched.
Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.306), home runs (10) and runs batted in (33) this season.
Ronald Acuna Jr. has collected 34 hits this season and has an OBP of .376. He’s slugging .362 on the year.
Ozzie Albies has collected 30 base hits, an OBP of .355 and a slugging percentage of .446 this season.
Michael Harris II has collected 35 hits this season and has an OBP of .309. He’s slugging .403 on the year.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
Crawford (2-1) will take to the mound for the Red Sox and make his eighth start of the season.
Jarren Duran is hitting .262 with seven doubles, five triples, a home run and 15 walks.
O’Neill’s nine home runs and .297 batting average both lead his team.
Rafael Devers has seven doubles, four home runs and 16 walks while batting .292.
Wilyer Abreu is hitting .297 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 13 walks.
Braves and Red Sox Injuries
Braves: Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Oblique strain), Spencer Strider: 15 Day IL (Right elbow strain), Tyler Matzek: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Pierce Johnson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Red Sox: Romy Gonzalez: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Tyler Heineman: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Masataka Yoshida: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Nick Pivetta: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Brayan Bello: 15 Day IL (Lat), Bryan Mata: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Rib), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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