The Atlanta Braves (64-57) will visit the Los Angeles Angels (52-69), Friday at 9:38 p.m. ET, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Braves are the road favorite (-146) versus the Angels (+123). The Braves will give the ball to Spencer SchwelleNBAch (4-5) versus the Angels and Jose Soriano (6-7).
The Braves lost their most recent Game against the Giants by a 6-0 score yesterday. Whit Merrifield went 1-for-3 to lead them offensively. Max Fried picked up the loss after throwing 5 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out five.
The Angels were defeated by the Blue Jays 9-2 Wednesday. Matt Thaiss went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI in the defeat, while Tyler Anderson took the loss on the mound, throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on six hits while striking out eight.
Before the Braves vs. Angels matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Braves (-146, bet $146 to win $100)
- Underdog: Angels (+123, bet $100 to win $123)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Angels: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, August 16, 2024
- Game Time: 9:38 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Braves stats and trends
Braves betting records
- This season, the Braves have won 53 out of the 98 games, or 54.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
- This season Atlanta has won 35 of its 62 games, or 56.5%, when favored by at least -146 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 59.3% chance to win.
- Games involving Atlanta have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 46 of 121 chances this season.
- The Braves are 51-69-0 against the spread in their 120 chances this season.
Spencer Schwellenbach (Braves probable starter)
- The Braves are sending Schwellenbach (4-5) to make his 13th start of the season. He is 4-5 with a 3.95 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 70 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, the righty went six innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.95, with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .234 batting average against him.
- Schwellenbach is aiming to register his fourth straight quality start in this matchup.
- Schwellenbach will try to last five or more innings for his 11th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.9 frames per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 12 appearances this season.
- He will face an Angels offense that ranks 26th in the league with 486 runs while batting .235 as a squad. It has a collective .376 slugging percentage (24th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 122 home runs (24th in MLB).
Braves batting stats
- The Braves have hit 159 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
- The offense for Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .413 this season, 12th in MLB.
- The Braves rank 18th in MLB with a .240 team batting average.
- Atlanta has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 521 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves have the 23rd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.305).
- Atlanta ranks 25th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
Angels stats and trends
Angels betting records
- The Angels have won in 45, or 46.9%, of the 96 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 26-29 when favored by +123 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- The Angels have an implied victory probability of 44.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Contests with Los Angeles has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 57 of 121 chances this season.
- The Angels have posted a record of 67-53-0 against the spread this season.
José Soriano (Angels probable starter)
- Soriano (6-7 with a 3.36 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 109 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Angels, his 20th of the season.
- In his last time out on Friday, the righty went six innings against the Washington Nationals, giving up one earned run while surrendering four hits.
- During 21 games this season, the 25-year-old has a 3.36 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .223 to opposing hitters.
- Soriano is trying for his third quality start in a row.
- Soriano will look to last five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 21 outings this season.
- He will face a Braves offense that ranks 18th in the league with 981 total hits (on a .240 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .413 (12th in the league) with 159 total home runs (fourth in MLB action).
Angels batting stats
- The Angels are 24th in baseball with 122 home runs. They average one per game.
- This season, Los Angeles’ .376 slugging percentage ranks 24th in baseball.
- The Angels have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the majors (.235).
- Los Angeles scores the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (486 total, four per game).
- The Angels’ .306 on-base percentage ranks 21st in baseball.
