Braves vs. Reds odds, tips and betting trends

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10 April 2023

Braves vs. Reds odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Atlanta Braves (6-3) and Cincinnati Reds (4-4) is on deck Monday at 7:20 PM ET, at Truist Park.

The Reds are an away underdog (+164) against the Braves (-194). The Braves will give the ball to Bryce Elder (1-0) against the Reds and Graham Ashcraft (1-0).

The Braves lost 10-2 against the Padres yesterday, with Dylan Dodd getting credited with the loss. He threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits while striking out three. Ronald Acuna Jr. went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Braves offensively.

The Reds secured a 6-4 victory against the Phillies yesterday. Jake Fraley (1-for-3 with a double and three RBI) led the way offensively, while Kevin Herget got the win on the mound after going two innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.

Prepare for the Braves vs. Reds with what you need to know ahead of Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Braves (-194, bet $194 to win $100)
Underdog: Reds (+164, bet $100 to win $164)
Over/under: 8.5

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Braves Stats and Trends

Braves Betting Records

This season, the Braves have won four out of the eight games in which they’ve been favored.
Atlanta has played as favorites of -194 or more twice this season and won both games.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 66% chance to win.
Games involving Atlanta has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in four of 10 chances this season.
The Braves are 5-5-0 against the spread in their 10 chances this season.

Bryce Elder (Braves Probable Starter)

The Braves will send Elder (1-0) to make his second start of the season.
His most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the right-hander tossed six scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
In one games this season, he has a .00 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .111 against him.
The opposing Reds offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.432) and is 11th in MLB play with 11 home runs. It has a collective .241 batting average, and is 28th in MLB with 62 total hits and 25th in MLB action scoring 35 runs.

Braves Batting Stats

The Braves have hit 12 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
Fueled by 29 extra-base hits, Atlanta ranks eighth in MLB with a .435 slugging percentage this season.
The Braves’ .265 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
Atlanta has scored 44 runs (4.9 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
The Braves have an OBP of .343 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
Atlanta ranks 15th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine whiffs per contest.

Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

The Reds have been chosen as underdogs in five games this year and have walked away with the win two times (40%) in those games.
Cincinnati has played as an underdog of +164 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Reds have a 37.9% chance of walking away with the win.
Cincinnati’s games have gone over the total in four of its eight opportunities.
The Reds are 5-3-0 against the spread in their eight games that had a posted line this season.

Graham Ashcraft (Reds Probable Starter)

The Reds are sending Ashcraft (1-0) to make his second start of the season.
In his last appearance on Sunday, April 2, the righty threw seven innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
In one games this season, he has put up a 1.29 ERA and averages 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .160 against him.
He will take the hill against a Braves offense that ranks ninth in the league with 83 total hits (on a .265 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .435 (eighth in the league) with 12 total home runs (seventh in MLB action).

Reds Batting Stats

The Reds average 1.4 home runs per game to rank 11th in MLB action with 11 total home runs .
This season, Cincinnati is ninth in the majors, slugging .432.
The Reds are 20th in the majors with a .241 batting average.
The offense for Cincinnati is the No. 25 offense in MLB, scoring 4.4 runs per game (35 total runs).
The Reds rank 14th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .329.

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