On Friday, the Atlanta Braves (31-23) are hosting the Oakland Athletics (23-35), at 7:20 PM ET. The Braves have lost two straight, and the Athletics have dropped two straight.
The Braves are favored at home (-222) against the Athletics (+182). The Braves will start Reynaldo Lopez (2-2) against the Athletics and JP Sears (4-3).
The Braves lost 3-1 to the Nationals yesterday, with Raymond Kerr (3 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out seven) on the line for the loss. Ozzie Albies went 2-for-3 with a double to lead the Braves offensively in the defeat.
The Athletics were handed a 6-5 loss to the Rays yesterday. Abraham Toro (3-for-5 with a double and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Tyler Ferguson took the loss on the mound after going 1 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.
Ahead of watching this Braves vs. Athletics matchup, here is what you need to know about Friday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Atlanta Braves vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:16 AM 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: Athletics (+182, bet $100 to win $182)
- Over/under: 8.5
Braves vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, May 31, 2024
- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Braves stats and trends
Braves betting records
- The Braves have entered the game as favorites 50 times this season and won 30, or 60%, of those games.
- Atlanta has entered 11 games this season favored by -222 or more and is 8-3 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 68.9% chance of a victory for the Braves.
- Games involving Atlanta have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 19 of 54 chances this season.
- The Braves are 25-28-0 against the spread this season.
Reynaldo López (Braves probable starter)
- Lopez (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Braves in his 10th start of the season. He’s put together a 1.75 ERA in 51 1/3 innings pitched, with 47 strikeouts.
- His most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the right-hander tossed 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
- In nine games this season, the 30-year-old has an ERA of 1.75, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .209 against him.
- Lopez is looking to secure his sixth quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Lopez enters this matchup with eight outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
- He meets an Athletics offense that ranks 26th in the league with 217 runs while batting .222 as a squad. It has a collective .382 slugging percentage (16th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 70 home runs (fourth in MLB).
Braves batting stats
- The Braves have hit 57 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- Hitters for Atlanta rank eighth in the majors with a combined .407 team slugging percentage.
- The Braves rank eighth in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
- Atlanta ranks 16th in the majors with 241 total runs scored this season.
- The Braves have an OBP of .316 this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- Atlanta ranks 17th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have come away with 16 wins in the 49 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Oakland has a mark of 4-3 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +182 or worse on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 35.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 27 of its 58 opportunities.
- In 58 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 29-29-0 against the spread.
JP Sears (Athletics probable starter)
- Sears (4-3 with a 3.88 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Athletics, his 12th of the season.
- The lefty’s last time out came on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when he went six innings, surrendering no earned runs while giving up two hits.
- In 11 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 3.88 ERA and 6.0 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .226 to his opponents.
- Sears has four quality starts this year.
- Sears will try to secure his 10th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.5 innings per appearance.
- He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will take the hill against a Braves offense that is batting .249 as a unit (eighth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .407 (eighth in the league) with 57 total home runs (16th in MLB action).
- The 28-year-old’s 3.88 ERA ranks 57th, 1.110 WHIP ranks 35th, and 6.0 K/9 ranks 75th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics are fourth in baseball with 70 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- This season, Oakland ranks 16th in baseball with a .382 slugging percentage.
- The Athletics are 27th in the majors with a .222 batting average.
- Oakland scores the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (217 total, 3.7 per game).
- The Athletics rank 28th in MLB with a .294 on-base percentage.
