In the season opener at Citizens Bank Park, the Atlanta Braves face the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday at 3:05 PM ET.
The Braves are the road favorite (-127) versus the Phillies (+107). The Braves will give the ball to Spencer Strider against the Phillies and Zack Wheeler.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s Braves vs. Phillies action, including viewing options.
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Braves (-127, bet $127 to win $100)
- Underdog: Phillies (+107, bet $100 to win $107)
- Over/under: 7.5
Braves vs. Phillies: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Game Time: 3:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Braves stats and trends
Braves betting records
- Last season, the Braves were favored 152 times and won 97, or 63.8%, of those games.
- Last season Atlanta won 89 of its 133 games, or 66.9%, when favored by at least -127 on the moneyline.
- The Braves have a 55.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Games involving Atlanta went over the total set by bookmakers in 94 of 166 chances last season.
- The Braves were 81-85-0 against the spread last season.
Spencer Strider (Braves probable starter)
- Strider makes his first start of the season for the Braves.
- When he last appeared on Friday, Oct. 13, the 25-year-old right-hander started the game and went 5 2/3 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Over his 32 appearances last season he put together a 20-5 record and had a 3.86 ERA and a 1.093 WHIP.
- He ranked 25th in ERA (3.86), ninth in WHIP (1.093), and first in K/9 (13.5) among qualified pitchers in the majors last year.
Braves batting stats
- No team in MLB hit more homers than the Braves, who connected on 307 last season.
- No MLB team had a better slugging percentage than Atlanta (.501) last season.
- No team had a better batting average than the .276 AVG the Braves posted last season.
- No team scored more runs than the 947 Atlanta plated last season.
- The Braves had the best on-base percentage (.344) in baseball last year.
- Atlanta ranked sixth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of eight whiffs per contest.
Phillies stats and trends
Phillies betting records
- The Phillies were underdogs in 53 games last season and came away with the win 25 times (47.2%) in those contests.
- Last year, Philadelphia won 15 of 33 games when listed as at least +107 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 48.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Philadelphia and its opponents hit the over in 79 of its 175 games with a total last season.
- In 175 games with a line last season, the Phillies had a mark of 81-94-0 against the spread.
Zack Wheeler (Phillies probable starter)
- Wheeler takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Phillies.
- In his last appearance on Wednesday, Oct. 25, the 33-year-old right-hander came out of the bullpen and went 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Over his 32 appearances last season he put together a 13-6 record and had a 3.61 ERA and a 1.078 WHIP.
- Among qualified pitchers in MLB last season he ranked 19th in ERA (3.61), eighth in WHIP (1.078), and 12th in K/9 (9.9).
Phillies batting stats
- The Phillies ranked eighth-best in MLB play last season with 220 total home runs.
- Last year Philadelphia’s .438 slugging percentage was fifth-best in MLB.
- One of the top batting averages in the majors last season belonged to the Phillies (.256).
- Last season Philadelphia scored the eighth-most runs in baseball (796 total, 4.9 per game).
- Last year the Phillies ranked ninth in baseball with a .327 on-base percentage.
- The club struck out 9.1 times per game, the No. 23 mark in the majors.
