Astros vs. Braves odds, tips and betting trends

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20 April 2023

Astros vs. Braves odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Houston Astros (8-10) and Atlanta Braves (14-5) is scheduled for Friday at 7:20 PM ET, at Truist Park.

The Astros are projected as a close favorite (-115 moneyline odds to win) against the Braves (-105). The Houston Astros will give the start to Hunter Brown (2-0, 1.93 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Braves will turn to Bryce Elder (2-0, 1.53 ERA).

The Astros won 8-1 over the Blue Jays Friday in their most recent game. Luis Garcia was the winning pitcher after throwing seven innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out nine, while Jeremy Pena went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively.

The Braves fell to the Padres 1-0 Friday. Ronald Acuna Jr. went 1-for-3 in the defeat, while Charlie Morton took the loss on the mound, throwing six innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out five.

To prepare for this Astros vs. Braves matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:19 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Astros (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
Underdog: Braves (-105, bet $105 to win $100)
Over/under: 8.5

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Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

This season, the Astros have won seven out of the 15 games, or 46.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
Houston is 7-7 this season when entering a game favored by -115 or more on the moneyline.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Astros.
Houston’s games have gone over the total in 12 of its 19 chances.
The Astros have an ATS record of 10-9-0 in 19 games with a spread this season.

Hunter Brown (Astros Probable Starter)

Brown makes the start for the Astros, his fourth of the season. He is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when he went seven innings, allowing no earned runs while giving up five hits.
In three games this season, the 24-year-old has a 1.93 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .200 to his opponents.
Brown is looking for his third quality start in a row.
Brown will try to build on a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 innings per appearance).
He will take the mound against a Braves offense that ranks fourth in MLB with 172 total hits (on a .263 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .443 (fifth in MLB) with 27 total home runs (fourth in MLB).

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros’ 18 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for Houston have combined for a team rank of 20th in the majors with a .382 team slugging percentage.
The Astros rank 14th in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
Houston has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 88 (4.9 per game).
The Astros have an on-base percentage of .330 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
Houston ranks 11th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.

Braves Stats and Trends

Braves Betting Records

The Braves have won in each of the two matchups they have played as underdogs this season.
Atlanta has been listed as an underdog of -105 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 51.2% chance of pulling out a win.
Atlanta and its opponents have gone over in 10 of its 19 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Braves have posted a record of 9-10-0 against the spread this season.

Bryce Elder (Braves Probable Starter)

Elder makes the start for the Braves, his fourth of the season. He is 2-0 with a 1.53 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, the righty went 5 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
The 23-year-old has an ERA of 1.53, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents are batting .246 against him.
Elder is trying to pick up his third quality start of the season in this game.
Elder is aiming for his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.7 frames per start.
He will take the mound against an Astros squad that is hitting .249 as a unit (14th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .382 (20th in the league) with 18 total home runs (19th in MLB play).

Braves Batting Stats

The Braves are fourth in MLB action with 27 total home runs.
So far this year, Atlanta is fifth in the majors, slugging .443.
The Braves are sixth in MLB with a .263 batting average.
Atlanta is the eighth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 5.1 runs per game (97 total).
The Braves’ .345 on-base percentage ranks fifth-best in baseball.

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