The Atlanta Braves (56-38) and Los Angeles Angels (39-53) clash on Friday at 7:20 PM ET, opening a three-game series at Truist Park.
The Angels are road underdogs (+128) against the Braves (-153). The Braves will give the ball to Charlie Morton (5-4) against the Angels and Shohei Ohtani (9-4). The over/under in the game is set at 7 total runs.
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Braves vs. Angels Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Braves
- Atlanta was the moneyline favorite for each of its last 10 games, and finished 7-3 in those matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Braves and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times.
- Atlanta has gone 4-6-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.
Angels
- Los Angeles has played as the underdog six times over its past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Angels and their opponents are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games with a total.
- Over its last 10 games, Los Angeles is 5-5-0 against the spread.
Braves vs. Angels Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Charlie Morton
- The Braves have a 6-12-0 record against the spread in Morton’s starts.
- The Braves have a 9-6 record in Morton’s 15 starts this season when they were the moneyline favorite.
- Morton’s team is 10-8 over his 18 starts.
- Morton’s starts hit the over on the run total 14 times in 18 games with a set total this season.
Projected starter: Shohei Ohtani
- In games Ohtani pitched with a spread last season, his team was 4-6-0 ATS.
- Ohtani and his team had a 2-5 record when he pitched as an underdog last season.
- When he pitched last season, the teams combined to hit the over four times in 14 chances
Braves Batting Leaders
- Austin Riley has put up a team-best 27 home runs and 61 runs batted in.
- Riley’s home runs rank third in MLB and he ranks 10th in RBI in MLB.
- Riley enters this game on a 13-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .349 with two doubles, six home runs, two walks and 10 RBI.
- Matt Olson has collected 61 runs batted in to lead his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Olson ranks 26th in home runs and 10th in RBI.
- Olson brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is batting .256 with two doubles, five home runs, two walks and 12 RBI.
- Dansby Swanson paces the Braves with a team-high batting average of .292.
- Swanson has hit safely in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
- Marcell Ozuna is batting .221 with 12 doubles, 17 home runs and 26 walks.
Angels Batting Leaders
- Ohtani leads Los Angeles in runs batted in with 56 while batting .252.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Ohtani is 18th in home runs and 20th in RBI.
- Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles in batting with a .286 average while slugging 12 homers and driving in 34 runs.
- Ward is 65th among hitters in MLB in home runs, and 122nd in RBI.
- Jared Walsh is slashing .233/.277/.409 this season for the Angels.
- Luis Rengifo is batting .259 with an OBP of .300 and a slugging percentage of .393 this season.
- Rengifo brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
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