Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds, tips and betting trends | March 31

In the final game of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park, the Philadelphia Phillies (0-2) face the Atlanta Braves (2-0), Sunday at 1:35 PM ET.

The Braves are favored away from home (-135) versus the Phillies (+115). The Braves will give the ball to Chris Sale against the Phillies and Ranger Suarez.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Sunday’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 Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Braves (-135, bet $135 to win $100)
• Underdog: Phillies (+115, bet $100 to win $115)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves vs. Phillies: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Sunday, March 31, 2024
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Braves stats and trends

Braves betting records

• The Braves won 97, or 63.8%, of the 152 games they played as favorites last season.
• Atlanta had a record of 85-40, a 68% win rate, when it was favored by -135 or more by oddsmakers last season.
• The Braves have a 57.4% 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 in their 166 chances last season.

Chris Sale (Braves probable starter)

• Sale will take the mound to start for the Braves, his first of the season.
• In his last appearance on Thursday, Sept. 28, the 35-year-old lefty started the game and went five innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
• Last season he finished with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.130 WHIP over his 20 games, compiling a 6-5 record.

Braves batting stats

• No team in MLB hit more homers than the Braves, who connected on 307 last season.
• Fueled by 623 extra-base hits, Atlanta led MLB with a .501 slugging percentage 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 get on base at a .344 clip, best in the league.
• Atlanta ranked sixth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.0 whiffs per contest.

Phillies stats and trends

Phillies betting records

• The Phillies came away with 25 wins in the 53 contests they were listed as the underdogs in last season.
• Last season, Philadelphia came away with a win nine times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 46.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Philadelphia and its opponents hit the over in 79 of its 175 games with a total last season.
• The Phillies went 81-94-0 against the spread in their 175 games that had a posted line last season.

Ranger Suárez (Phillies probable starter)

• Suarez starts for the first time this season for the Phillies.
• The 28-year-old lefty started and threw 4 2/3 innings in his last appearance on Wednesday, Oct. 25 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Last season he compiled a 4-6 record, a 4.18 ERA and a 1.416 WHIP over his 22 games.

Phillies batting stats

• The Phillies averaged 1.4 home runs per game to rank eighth in baseball with 220 total home runs last season.
• Last year Philadelphia ranked fifth in baseball with a .438 slugging percentage.
• One of the best batting averages in the game 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 MLB with a .327 on-base percentage.
• The team’s 9.1 strikeouts per game ranked 23rd in baseball.