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The Atlanta Braves (30-20) are favorites (-210) on the moneyline when they take on the Washington Nationals (23-28) Monday at 4:10 PM ET, live on MASN2.
Atlanta’s Charlie Morton and Washington’s Mitchell Parker have been named the starters for this contest.
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Braves and Nationals Betting Trends
The Braves have been favored on the moneyline 46 total times this season. They’ve finished 29-17 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -210 or shorter, Atlanta has a 10-3 record (winning 76.9% of its games).
The Nationals have been underdogs in 46 games this season and won 20 (43.5%) of those contests.
Washington is 5-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +175 or more on the moneyline.
The Braves have combined with opponents to go over the total 17 times this season for a 17-31-2 record against the over/under.
The Nationals’ games have gone over the total in 22 of their 51 chances.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves are the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.6 runs per game (232 total).
Atlanta averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 15th in baseball with 55 total home runs .
The Braves’ .253 batting average is sixth-best in the majors.
Atlanta strikes out 8.7 times per game, the No. 14 average in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Braves has a collective 8.7 K/9, the eighth-best in the majors.
Atlanta has a 3.39 team ERA that ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals have scored 204 runs (just four per game) this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.
Washington’s 45 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
The Nationals rank 26th in MLB with a team batting average of just .226.
Washington is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking eighth with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
The Nationals average just 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the big leagues.
Washington has pitched to a 3.98 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves will send Morton (3-1) to the mound for his 10th start of the season. He is 3-1 with a 3.35 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings pitched.
Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.311), home runs (15) and runs batted in (47) this season.
Ozzie Albies is batting .269 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .392 this season.
Matt Olson is slashing .230/.322/.422 this season for the Braves.
Michael Harris II has collected 52 hits this season and has an OBP of .295. He’s slugging .380 on the year.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
The Nationals’ Parker (3-2) will make his eighth start of the season.
C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with eight home runs.
Jesse Winker has nine doubles, six home runs and 24 walks while hitting .228.
Luis Garcia has put up a team-best batting average of .273 while leading the Nationals in runs batted in (26).
Jacob Young has seven doubles and seven walks while hitting .260.
Braves and Nationals Injuries
Braves: Ronald Acuña Jr.: 10 Day IL (Knee), Spencer Strider: 15 Day IL (Right elbow strain), Tyler Matzek: 15 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Nationals: Josiah Gray: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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