Austin Riley brings a 13-game hitting streak into the Atlanta Braves’ (55-38) matchup against the Los Angeles Angels (39-53) at 7:20 PM ET on Friday at Truist Field. Charlie Morton starts for Atlanta (
to win) while Los Angeles ( ) will counter with Shohei Ohtani.The betting insights in what follows are based off odds valid as of July 22, 2022 at 5:28 PM ET.
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Braves vs Angels Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Morton (ATL) | Pitcher | Ohtani (LAA) |
---|---|---|
5 – 4 | W/L | 9 – 4 |
99.0 | IP | 87.0 |
4.45 | ERA | 2.38 |
1.253 | WHIP | 0.989 |
10.4 | K/9 | 12.7 |
3.4 | BB/9 | 2.3 |
Braves Probable Starter Charlie Morton
- Morton (5-4) gets the starting nod for the Braves in his 19th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.45 ERA in 99 innings pitched, with 114 strikeouts.
- His last time out came on Wednesday, July 13 against the New York Mets, when the righty went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 38-year-old has an ERA of 4.45, with 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opponents have a .233 batting average against him.
- Morton is trying to collect his sixth quality start of the year in this game.
- He will take the mound against an Angels squad that is hitting .229 as a unit (26th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .381 (22nd in MLB) with 105 total home runs (11th in MLB).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 38-year-old ranks 56th in ERA (4.45), 45th in WHIP (1.253), and sixth in K/9 (10.4).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 22, 2022 at 5:28 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Angels Stats vs Morton
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Villar | 15 | .200 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .600 |
Kurt Suzuki | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .750 |
Luis Rengifo | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .833 |
Andrew Velazquez | 3 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.334 |
Jared Walsh | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.667 |
Taylor Ward | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Max Stassi | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Angels Probable Starter Shohei Ohtani
- The Angels will send Ohtani to the mound for his first start this season.
- He has pitched in 15 games this season with an ERA of 2.38, a 5.591 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .989.
- The Braves are batting .248 this season, 11th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .444 (first in the league) with 147 home runs.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 22, 2022 at 5:28 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Braves Stats vs Ohtani
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Olson | 13 | .077 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .312 |
Eddie Rosario | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Robinson Canó | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Braves Betting Trends
- The Braves have won 48 of the 72 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
- Atlanta has gone 35-15 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -152 or shorter (70%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Braves a 60.3% chance to win.
- Atlanta has had an over/under set by bookmakers 94 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 46 of those games (46-46-2).
- The Braves have covered 48.9% of their games this season, going 46-48-0 ATS.
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Angels Betting Trends
- This season, the Angels have been the underdog 33 times and won six, or 18.2%, of those games.
- Los Angeles has a record of 2-11, a 15.4% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +129 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 43.7% chance of a victory for the Angels.
- Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 40 of their 92 chances.
- The Angels are 42-50-0 against the spread in their 92 chances this season.
Braves Players to Watch
- Riley has accumulated 103 hits, a team-high for the Braves. He’s hitting .285 with 22 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs and 29 walks.
- Riley ranks 32nd in batting average, 45th in on base percentage, and seventh in slugging among the qualifying hitters in MLB action.
- Riley has safely hit in 13 games in a row. During his last 10 games he is batting .349 with two doubles, six home runs, two walks and 10 RBI.
- Matt Olson is batting .255 with 34 doubles, 17 home runs and 47 walks.
- Olson currently ranks 76th in batting average, 58th in on base percentage, and 24th in slugging among qualified hitters.
- Olson has safely hit in six straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .256 with two doubles, five home runs, two walks and 12 RBI.
- Dansby Swanson has accumulated a .353 on-base percentage and a .481 slugging percentage, both team-high averages for the Braves. He is batting .294 with 20 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 30 walks.
- Swanson takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
- Marcell Ozuna is hitting .221 with 12 doubles, 17 home runs and 26 walks.
Braves Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Olson | 365 | .255 | 44 | 17 | 61 | .340 | .828 |
Austin Riley | 362 | .285 | 55 | 27 | 61 | .348 | .923 |
Dansby Swanson | 360 | .294 | 60 | 15 | 53 | .353 | .834 |
Marcell Ozuna | 339 | .221 | 41 | 17 | 37 | .278 | .685 |
Adam Duvall | 285 | .211 | 39 | 12 | 35 | .275 | .679 |
Travis d’Arnaud | 241 | .261 | 36 | 11 | 38 | .310 | .771 |
Ronald Acuña Jr. | 230 | .265 | 38 | 8 | 22 | .364 | .777 |
Michael Harris | 173 | .283 | 30 | 8 | 26 | .319 | .816 |
William Contreras | 154 | .260 | 21 | 11 | 23 | .345 | .877 |
Orlando Arcia | 129 | .256 | 13 | 4 | 18 | .329 | .717 |
Angels Players to Watch
- Ohtani has an OPS of .835, fueled by an OBP of .349 and a team-best slugging percentage of .486 this season.
- Ohtani ranks 72nd in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage and 26th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
- Taylor Ward leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .380 this season while batting .286 with 38 walks and 43 runs scored.
- Among all qualified hitters, Ward’s batting average puts him 31st, his on-base percentage is 13th, and he is 22nd in slugging.
- Jared Walsh has 73 hits this season and has a slash line of .233/.277/.409.
- Luis Rengifo has five home runs, 15 RBI and a batting average of .259 this season.
Angels Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shohei Ohtani | 333 | .258 | 51 | 19 | 56 | .349 | .835 |
Jared Walsh | 313 | .233 | 33 | 13 | 41 | .277 | .686 |
Brandon Marsh | 267 | .225 | 31 | 8 | 35 | .278 | .630 |
Taylor Ward | 248 | .286 | 43 | 12 | 34 | .380 | .872 |
Andrew Velazquez | 222 | .171 | 23 | 5 | 20 | .212 | .478 |
Luis Rengifo | 201 | .259 | 18 | 5 | 15 | .300 | .693 |
Jonathan Villar | 195 | .210 | 24 | 2 | 17 | .261 | .553 |
Max Stassi | 187 | .203 | 20 | 5 | 16 | .307 | .628 |
Jo Adell | 100 | .250 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .279 | .679 |
Kurt Suzuki | 89 | .180 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .267 | .548 |
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