At Truist Park on Monday, the Detroit Tigers (34-37) begin a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves (38-31), at 7:20 PM ET.
The Braves are favored (-222 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at home against the Tigers (+183). The Atlanta Braves will hand the ball to Max Fried (6-3, 3.20 ERA), who is looking for win No. 7 on the season, and the Tigers will turn to Reese Olson (1-8, 3.68 ERA).
The Braves lost 8-6 against the Rays yesterday, with Raisel Iglesias getting credited with the loss. He threw one inning, giving up two earned runs on one hit while striking out three. Austin Riley went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Braves offensively.
The Tigers were defeated by the Astros 4-1 yesterday. Andy Ibanez went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI in the defeat, while Kenta Maeda took the loss on the mound, pitching five innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out one.
Ahead of this Braves vs. Tigers showdown, here’s everything you need to prepare for Monday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Atlanta Braves vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Braves (-222, bet $222 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+183, bet $100 to win $183)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, June 17, 2024
- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Braves stats and trends
Braves betting records
- The Braves have won 36, or 58.1%, of the 62 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Atlanta has a record of 11-4 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -222 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 68.9% chance to win.
- So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 26 of 69 games with a total.
- The Braves are 32-36-0 against the spread in their 68 chances this season.
Max Fried (Braves probable starter)
- Fried (6-3) gets the starting nod for the Braves in his 14th start of the season. He has a 3.20 ERA in 78 2/3 innings pitched, with 70 strikeouts.
- The left-hander’s last appearance came on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went five innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.20, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 13 games this season. Opponents are hitting .207 against him.
- Fried has seven quality starts under his belt this year.
- Fried is aiming for his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages six frames per appearance on the mound.
- In four of his 13 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- He will take the mound against a Tigers squad that is batting .232 as a unit (22nd in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .377 (18th in MLB) with 67 total home runs (22nd in MLB).
- The 30-year-old’s 3.20 ERA ranks 27th, 1.055 WHIP ranks 20th, and 8 K/9 ranks 48th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Braves batting stats
- The Braves’ 75 home runs rank 13th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Atlanta have a combined .406 slugging percentage this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
- The Braves rank 13th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
- Atlanta ranks 15th in the majors with 309 total runs scored this season.
- The Braves have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
- Atlanta ranks 19th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have been underdogs in 36 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (44.4%) in those contests.
- Detroit has yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +183.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 35.3% chance of walking away with the win.
- Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of its 71 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Tigers have an against the spread mark of 33-37-0 in 70 games with a line this season.
Reese Olson (Tigers probable starter)
- Olson (1-8) takes the mound first for the Tigers in his 14th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.68 ERA in 71 2/3 innings pitched, with 61 strikeouts.
- His last appearance came on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, when the righty went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up 10 hits.
- The 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.68, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season. Opponents are hitting .251 against him.
- Olson has recorded five quality starts this year.
- Olson has 10 starts this year where he pitched five or more innings.
- He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Braves offense has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.406) and ranks 13th in home runs hit (75) in all of MLB. They have a collective .246 batting average, and are 15th in the league with 577 total hits and 15th in MLB action scoring 309 runs.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 24-year-old ranks 50th in ERA (3.68), 60th in WHIP (1.282), and 53rd in K/9 (7.7).
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 22nd in MLB action with 67 total home runs.
- So far this year, Detroit’s .377 slugging percentage ranks 18th in baseball.
- The Tigers are 22nd in MLB with a .232 batting average.
- The offense for Detroit is the No. 17 offense in the majors, scoring 4.3 runs per game (304 total runs).
- The Tigers’ .299 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in baseball.
