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The Chicago Cubs (27-23) are favored on the moneyline (-114) in Thursday’s contest versus the Atlanta Braves (28-18). First pitch is at 2:20 PM ET on BSSO. The Braves, with +150 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Ben Brown will get the ball for Chicago while Atlanta will counter with AJ Smith-Shawver.
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Cubs and Braves Betting Trends
The Cubs have won 12 of the 20 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (60%).
Chicago has gone 11-8 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter (57.9% winning percentage).
This season, the Braves have been listed as the underdog in three games and failed to win any of those contests.
Atlanta has played as an underdog of -105 or more once this season and lost that game.
In the 50 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Cubs, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times (21-27-2).
Games involving the Braves have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 15 of 46 chances this season.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs are the 15th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.4 runs per game (218 total).
Chicago ranks 18th in MLB action with 48 total home runs.
The Cubs rank 25th in the majors with a .227 batting average.
Chicago strikes out 8.8 times per game, the No. 22 mark in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.9 K/9, the fourth-best in the majors.
Chicago has a 3.74 team ERA that ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves have scored the 16th-most runs in the league this season with 215 (4.7 per game).
Atlanta ranks 15th in Major League Baseball with 51 home runs.
The Braves’ .252 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
Atlanta ranks 14th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 Ks per contest.
The Braves average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
Atlanta has pitched to a 3.34 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Brown (1-1 with a 3.57 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cubs, his fifth of the season.
Christopher Morel is batting .209 this season with a team-high nine home runs and 33 RBI.
Nico Hoerner leads Chicago in batting with a .262 average while slugging two homers and driving in 13 runs.
Mike Tauchman is batting .262 to lead Chicago, while adding four homers and 15 runs batted in this season.
Cody Bellinger has collected 35 hits this season and has an OBP of .327. He’s slugging .461 on the year.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves will send Smith-Shawver to the mound for his first start this season.
Marcell Ozuna paces the Braves with 15 home runs and 46 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .324.
Ronald Acuna Jr. is batting .242 with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and 27 walks.
Ozzie Albies has 10 doubles, three home runs and 10 walks while batting .268.
Michael Harris II is hitting .255 with seven doubles, a triple, five home runs and nine walks.
Cubs and Braves Injuries
Cubs: Drew Smyly: 15 Day IL (Hip), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Yency Almonte: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Colten Brewer: 15 Day IL (Back), Keegan Thompson: 15 Day IL (Illness), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Braves: Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Oblique strain), Spencer Strider: 15 Day IL (Right elbow strain), Tyler Matzek: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Austin Riley: day-to-day (Oblique)
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