Braves vs. Reds: Betting Preview for Sept. 19
Published 12:24 am Thursday, September 19, 2024
Marcell Ozuna’s Atlanta Braves (82-70) and Elly De La Cruz’s Cincinnati Reds (74-79) will go head to head in the series rubber match on Thursday, Sept. 19 at Great American Ball Park. The contest will start at 1:10 p.m. ET.
At +165, the Reds are listed as the moneyline underdogs in this game versus the Braves, who are -200. Bookmakers have listed the over/under for this matchup at 8 runs.
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Braves vs. Reds Game Info
- Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Time: 1:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Venue: Great American Ball Park
- TV Channel: BSSO
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Braves -200
- Moneyline Underdog: Reds +165
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Chris Sale (17-3) takes the mound for the Braves in his 29th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.35 ERA in 172 2/3 innings pitched, with 219 strikeouts.
- The lefty last appeared on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he threw six innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
- Sale is looking for his eighth straight quality start.
- Sale will try to build upon an eight-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 frames per outing).
- He has had six appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves average 1.3 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB play with 193 total home runs.
- Atlanta is 12th in MLB, slugging .410.
- The Braves have the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.241).
- Atlanta is the 16th-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.3 runs per game (653 total).
- The Braves rank 19th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .307.
- The Braves strike out nine times per game to rank 23rd in MLB.
- Atlanta has a 3.55 team ERA that ranks No. 1 among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Atlanta’s pitching staff leads MLB.
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.214).
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