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Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

The Washington Nationals (25-36) will visit the Atlanta Braves (38-24), Friday at 7:20 PM ET, in a matchup of NL East rivals.The Braves are favored at home (-206) against the Nationals (+172). The … The Washington Nationals (25-36) and the Atlanta Braves (38-24), will face off on Friday at 7:20 PM ET in a matchup of NL East rivals. The scheduled starters are AJ Smith-Shawver and Josiah Gray, while the Braves are favored at home (-206) with the Nationals (+172). The Braves have won 32, or 60.4%, of the 53 games they’ve played as favorites this season, and the implied probability of a win from the Braves is 67.3%. Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 34 of its 62 games with a total of.265 team batting average this season. The Nationals have scored 260 total runs this season and are ranked third in MLB offenses.

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

Published : 9 months ago by DataSkrive in Sports

The Washington Nationals (25-36) will visit the Atlanta Braves (38-24), Friday at 7:20 PM ET, in a matchup of NL East rivals.

The Braves are favored at home (-206) against the Nationals (+172). The scheduled starters are AJ Smith-Shawver for the Atlanta Braves, and Josiah Gray (4-5) for the Washington Nationals.

The Braves were vicotrious 13-10 over the Mets yesterday in their last game. Travis d’Arnaud went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively while Raisel Iglesias was picked up the victory after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out two. Friday, the Nationals lost to the Diamondbacks 6-2. Patrick Corbin was the losing pitcher after throwing six innings, giving up three earned runs on 11 hits while striking out four. Lane Thomas paced the Nationals’ offense, going 1-for-4 with a double.

To prepare for this Braves vs. Nationals matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

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• The Braves have won 32, or 60.4%, of the 53 games they’ve played as favorites this season.

• Atlanta is 11-3 this season when entering a game favored by -206 or more on the moneyline.

• The implied probability of a win from the Braves, based on the moneyline, is 67.3%.

• Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 34 of its 62 games with a total this season.

• The Braves are 27-35-0 against the spread this season.

• Smith-Shawver makes his first start of the season for the Braves.

• The righty is making his MLB debut at 20 years old.

• Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of only .000 against him this season. He has a .00 ERA and 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings over his one games.

• The Nationals have scored 260 total runs this season, making them MLB’s 23rd-ranked scoring offense on the season so far. As a team they have a .263 batting average while hitting 48 home runs (28th in the league).

• The Braves have hit 105 homers this season, which ranks third in the league.

• Hitters for Atlanta rank second in the majors with a combined .472 team slugging percentage.

• The Braves rank second in MLB with a .265 team batting average.

• Atlanta is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fourth with 323 total runs this season.

• The Braves have an OBP of .335 this season, which ranks third in MLB.

• Atlanta is ranked 12th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.

• The Nationals have been victorious in 22, or 38.6%, of the 57 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.

• This year, Washington has won eight of 18 games when listed as at least +172 or worse on the moneyline.

• The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 36.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 28 of its 60 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.

• The Nationals are 34-26-0 against the spread in their 60 games that had a posted line this season.

• Gray makes the start for the Nationals, his 13th of the season. He is 4-5 with a 3.09 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings pitched.

• In his last outing on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies, the righty went 5 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.

• Over 12 games this season, the 25-year-old has put up a 3.09 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .245 to opposing hitters.

• Gray has five quality starts this season.

• Gray enters this game with 11 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.

• He has made one appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.

• He will face a Braves offense that ranks fourth in the league with 323 total runs scored while batting .265 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .472 slugging percentage (second in MLB play) and has hit a total of 105 home runs (third in the league).

• Head-to-head against the Braves this season, Gray has thrown five innings, giving up five earned runs on seven hits while striking out four.

• The 25-year-old ranks 20th in ERA (3.09), 55th in WHIP (1.418), and 53rd in K/9 (7.4) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

• The Nationals have hit 48 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in baseball.

• The Nationals rank fourth in MLB with a .263 batting average.

• The offense for Washington is the No. 23 offense in baseball, scoring 4.3 runs per game (260 total runs).

• The Nationals are 10th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .327.

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