Braves vs. Reds: Betting Preview for Sept. 19
Published 12:24 am Thursday, September 19, 2024
The Atlanta Braves (82-70) and the Cincinnati Reds (74-79) will match up in the series rubber match on Thursday, Sept. 19 at Great American Ball Park, with Chris Sale pitching for the Braves and Julian Aguiar toeing the rubber for the Reds. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:10 p.m. ET.
At +165, the Reds are the moneyline underdogs in this game versus the Braves, who are -200. The total for this matchup is 8. The odds to eclipse the over are -115, while the odds are -105 to go under.
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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
- Sale (17-3) gets the starting nod 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 pitched on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he went six innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
- Sale is aiming to register his eighth quality start in a row in this matchup.
- Sale will aim to go five or more innings for his eighth straight start. He’s averaging 6.2 frames per outing.
- In six of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves are sixth-best in MLB play with 193 total home runs.
- Atlanta’s .410 slugging percentage is 12th in MLB.
- The Braves’ .241 batting average ranks 18th in MLB.
- Atlanta ranks 16th in runs scored with 653 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves rank 19th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .307.
- The Braves strike out 9 times per game, the No. 23 average in baseball.
- Atlanta’s 3.55 team ERA leads all league pitching staffs.
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Atlanta’s pitching staff leads MLB.
- Pitchers for the Braves combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.214).
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