Braves vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

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26 July 2023

Braves vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

At Fenway Park on Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves play the Boston Red Sox (three straight wins) at 7:10 PM ET.

The Red Sox are an underdog (+139 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Braves (-163). The Braves will start Spencer Strider (11-3) versus the Red Sox and Brayan Bello (7-6).

These squads meet again after the Red Sox’s 7-1 victory over the Braves yesterday. Nick Pivetta (5.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 5 K) picked up the win for the Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Charlie Morton (3.2 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 1 K) took the loss on the mound for the Braves.

To prepare for this Braves vs. Red Sox matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

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

Favorite: Braves (-163, bet $163 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (+139, bet $100 to win $139)
Over/under: 9.5

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Braves Stats and Trends

Braves Betting Records

The Braves have been favorites in 87 games this season and won 56 (64.4%) of those contests.
Atlanta has entered 45 games this season favored by -163 or more and is 32-13 in those contests.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 62% chance to win.
Atlanta and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 52 of 99 opportunities.
In 99 games with a spread this season, the Braves are 48-51-0 ATS.

Spencer Strider (Braves Probable Starter)

The Braves will send Strider (11-3) to the mound for his 21st start of the season. He is 11-3 with a 3.86 ERA and 189 strikeouts in 116 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the righty threw six innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering four hits.
In 20 games this season, the 24-year-old has a 3.86 ERA and 14.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .211 to opposing batters.
Strider is looking to collect his 12th quality start of the year.
Strider will aim to pitch five or more innings for his eighth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.8 frames per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 20 outings this season.
He will take the hill against a Red Sox offense that ranks second in MLB with 921 total hits (on a .266 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .436 (sixth in MLB) with 112 total home runs (19th in MLB).
This season, the 24-year-old ranks 30th in ERA (3.86), 13th in WHIP (1.089), and first in K/9 (14.6) among pitchers who qualify.

Braves Batting Stats

The Braves have hit 187 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.
Hitters for Atlanta lead the majors with a combined .490 team slugging percentage.
The Braves rank second in MLB with a .267 team batting average.
Atlanta is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking third with 551 total runs this season.
The Braves have an OBP of .337 this season, which ranks second in MLB.
Atlanta ranks sixth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

The Red Sox have come away with 28 wins in the 54 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This year, Boston has won six of 10 games when listed as at least +139 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 41.8% chance of pulling out a win.
Boston and its opponents have gone over in 53 of its 100 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Red Sox are 53-47-0 against the spread in their 100 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Brayan Bello (Red Sox Probable Starter)

Bello makes the start for the Red Sox, his 17th of the season. He is 7-6 with a 3.60 ERA and 78 strikeouts through 90 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander tossed four innings against the Oakland Athletics, allowing six earned runs while surrendering five hits.
Over 16 games this season, the 24-year-old has a 3.60 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .248 to opposing batters.
Bello heads into this game with nine quality starts under his belt this season.
Bello has 12 starts this year that he pitched five or more innings.
So far during the 2023 campaign he has given up at least one earned run in each of his appearances.
The opposing Braves offense has a collective .267 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 904 total hits and third in MLB play with 551 runs scored. They have the first-ranked slugging percentage (.490) and are first in all of MLB with 187 home runs.
Bello has thrown six innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out five against the Braves this season.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 19th in baseball with 112 total home runs .
So far this year, Boston’s .436 slugging percentage ranks sixth-best in baseball.
The Red Sox have the third-best batting average in the league (.266).
Boston scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (511 total, 5.1 per game).
The Red Sox’s .334 on-base percentage is fourth-best in baseball.

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