Braves vs. Yankees odds, tips and betting trends

Sportsbook Wire

14 August 2023

The Atlanta Braves (75-42) will host the New York Yankees (60-58), Monday at 7:20 PM ET, in the first game of a three-game series.

The Yankees are an away underdog (+188) against the Braves (-230). The Braves will give the ball to Max Fried (3-1) against the Yankees and Clarke Schmidt (8-6).

The Braves lost 7-6 against the Mets yesterday, with Yonny Chirinos getting credited with the loss. He threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on seven hits while striking out five. Matt Olson went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Braves offensively.

The Yankees lost to the Marlins yesterday, with Clay Holmes registering the loss while throwing 1/3 of an inning, giving up four earned runs on three hits while striking out one. Anthony Volpe went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Yankees’ offense.

Here’s what you need to prepare for Monday’s Braves vs. Yankees contest, including viewing options.

Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Braves (-230, bet $230 to win $100)
Underdog: Yankees (+188, bet $100 to win $188)
Over/under: 9

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Braves Stats and Trends

Braves Betting Records

This season, the Braves have won 67 out of the 105 games, or 63.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
Atlanta has a record of 19-7, a 73.1% win rate, when favored by -230 or more by bookmakers this season.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 69.7% chance to win.
So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 64 of 117 games with a total.
The Braves have an ATS record of 58-59-0 in 117 games with a spread this season.

Max Fried (Braves Probable Starter)

Fried gets the start for the Braves, his eighth of the season. He is 3-1 with a 2.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings pitched.
The left-hander’s most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he threw four innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.
The 29-year-old has a 2.50 ERA and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings across seven games this season, while allowing a batting average of .233 to his opponents.
Fried is trying to collect his third quality start of the year in this outing.
Fried has pitched five or more innings in a game five times this year entering this game.
He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will match up with a Yankees offense that ranks 29th in MLB with 895 total hits (on a .231 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .404 (17th in MLB) with 163 total home runs (eighth in MLB).

Braves Batting Stats

The Braves have hit 227 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.
Fueled by 450 extra-base hits, Atlanta leads MLB with a .503 slugging percentage this season.
The Braves rank first in the majors with a .275 team batting average.
Atlanta leads MLB with 684 runs scored this season.
No team gets on base better than the Braves, who have a league-best .344 OBP this season.
Atlanta has shown patience at the plate this season with the sixth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.

Yankees Stats and Trends

Yankees Betting Records

The Yankees have been underdogs in 42 games this season and have come away with the win 17 times (40.5%) in those contests.
New York has played as an underdog of +188 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 34.7% chance of walking away with the win.
New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 53 of its 117 opportunities.
The Yankees have posted a record of 57-60-0 against the spread this season.

Clarke Schmidt (Yankees Probable Starter)

Schmidt makes the start for the Yankees, his 24th of the season. He is 8-6 with a 4.23 ERA and 110 strikeouts through 115 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, when the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
In 24 games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.23, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .260 against him.
Schmidt is looking to collect his fourth quality start of the year in this matchup.
Schmidt is trying for his sixth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.8 frames per start.
He has had five appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Braves offense has a collective .275 batting average, and is second in the league with 1103 total hits and first in MLB action with 684 runs scored. They have the first-ranked slugging percentage (.503) and are first in all of MLB with 227 home runs.

Yankees Batting Stats

The Yankees rank eighth in MLB action with 163 total home runs.
So far this year, New York’s .404 slugging percentage is 17th in baseball.
The Yankees have the second-worst batting average in the league (.231).
Averaging 4.3 runs per game (511 total), New York is the 21st-highest scoring team in MLB.
The Yankees’ .307 on-base percentage ranks 25th in MLB.

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