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Expect a display of power when Marcell Ozuna (10 HR) and the Atlanta Braves (21-12) take on Tyler O’Neill (9 HR) and the Boston Red Sox (19-17) at Truist Park at 7:20 PM ET live on NESN. Ozuna and the Braves are -210 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup.
Atlanta’s Chris Sale gets the start, and he’ll go against Boston’s Nick Pivetta.
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Braves and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Braves have put together a 21-10 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 67.7% of those games).
Atlanta has gone 7-2 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -210 or shorter (77.8% winning percentage).
The Red Sox have won 10, or 45.5%, of the 22 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Boston has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +175 moneyline set for this game.
In the 33 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Braves, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-19-2).
So far this season, the Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 14 of their 36 games with a total.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves have the No. 12 offense in MLB play scoring 5.1 runs per game (167 total runs).
Atlanta is 20th in MLB action with 33 home runs. They average one per game.
The Braves have the third-best batting average in the majors (.257).
Atlanta strikes out 8.9 times per game to rank 11th in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
Atlanta has a 3.68 team ERA that ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox rank 13th in the majors with 164 total runs scored this season.
Boston has hit 38 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the majors.
The Red Sox have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
Boston ranks just 29th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.9 whiffs per contest.
The Red Sox have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the big leagues.
Boston has the lowest ERA in baseball at 2.65.
Braves Key Players to Watch
Sale (4-1) gets the starting nod for the Braves in his seventh start of the season. He’s put together a 3.44 ERA in 36 2/3 innings pitched, with 42 strikeouts.
Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 10, runs batted in with 34 and his batting average of .306 is also best on his team.
Ronald Acuna Jr. has collected 35 hits this season and has an OBP of .373. He’s slugging .359 on the year.
Ozzie Albies has collected 30 base hits, an OBP of .360 and a slugging percentage of .437 this season.
Austin Riley has 33 hits and an OBP of .315 to go with a slugging percentage of .400 this season.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
Pivetta will get the start for the Red Sox, his third of the season.
Jarren Duran is batting .267 with eight doubles, six triples, a home run and 15 walks.
O’Neill has hit nine home runs while hitting .292. Both are team-highs.
Wilyer Abreu is batting .287 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 15 walks.
Rafael Devers is hitting .290 with seven doubles, four home runs and 17 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: Tyler Heineman: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Masataka Yoshida: 10 Day IL (Thumb), 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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