Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays odds, tips and betting trends | September 7

On Saturday, the Atlanta Braves (77-64) are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (67-75), at 7:20 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays have dropped four in a row.

The Braves are favored at home (-166) against the Blue Jays (+141). The Atlanta Braves will give the start to Spencer SchwelleNBAch (5-6, 3.69 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Blue Jays will turn to Jose Berrios (14-9, 3.59 ERA).

Prepare for the Braves vs. Blue Jays with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s Game, including viewing options.

Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Braves (-166, bet $166 to win $100)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+141, bet $100 to win $141)
• Over/under: 8

Braves vs. Blue Jays: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Saturday, September 7, 2024
• Game Time: 7:20 p.m. 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 63, or 56.2%, of the 112 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Atlanta is 36-21 this season when entering a game favored by -166 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 62.4% chance to win.
• So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 51 of 141 games with a total.
• The Braves are 66-74-0 against the spread this season.

Spencer Schwellenbach (Braves probable starter)

• The Braves are sending Schwellenbach (5-6) to the mound to make his 17th start of the season. He is 5-6 with a 3.69 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 92 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, the righty went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.69, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .228 batting average against him.
• Schwellenbach enters this matchup with eight quality starts under his belt this year.
• Schwellenbach heads into this matchup with 14 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• He has had two appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
• The opposing Blue Jays offense has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and is 24th in MLB play with 145 home runs. It has a collective .241 batting average, and is 19th in MLB with 1141 total hits and 18th in MLB play scoring 599 runs.

Braves batting stats

• The Braves’ 181 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
• The offense for Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .410 this season, 12th in MLB.
• The Braves rank 16th in MLB with a .241 team batting average.
• Atlanta has scored 601 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Braves have an on-base percentage of .306 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
• Atlanta is ranked 24th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.

Blue Jays stats and trends

Blue Jays betting records

• The Blue Jays have won in 24, or 34.8%, of the 69 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Toronto has come away with a win three times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +141 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 41.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Toronto has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 73 of 140 chances this season.
• In 139 games with a line this season, the Blue Jays have a mark of 69-70-0 against the spread.

José Berríos (Blue Jays probable starter)

• Berrios (14-9) takes the mound first for the Blue Jays in his 29th start of the season. He has a 3.59 ERA in 170 1/3 innings pitched, with 134 strikeouts.
• His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when the right-hander threw six scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
• In 28 games this season, the 30-year-old has a 3.59 ERA and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .236 to his opponents.
• Berrios is seeking his sixth straight quality start.
• Berrios is trying for his eighth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.1 innings per start.
• In four of his 28 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
• He will face off against a Braves offense that is batting .241 as a unit (16th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .410 (12th in the league) with 181 total home runs (fifth in MLB play).
• The 30-year-old ranks 27th in ERA (3.59), 23rd in WHIP (1.151), and 50th in K/9 (7.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Blue Jays batting stats

• The Blue Jays are 24th in MLB play with 145 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
• So far this year, Toronto is 18th in baseball, slugging .395.
• The Blue Jays have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.241).
• Averaging 4.2 runs per game (599 total), Toronto is the 18th-highest scoring team in the majors.
• The Blue Jays rank 13th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .313.