The Baltimore Orioles (37-49) will visit the Atlanta Braves (39-47), Friday at 7:15 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.
The Braves are a home favorite (-180) versus the Orioles (+150). The Atlanta Braves will hand the ball to Spencer Strider (3-6, 3.86 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Orioles will turn to Charlie Morton (4-7, 5.63 ERA).
The Orioles lost to the Rangers 6-0 Wednesday. Tomoyuki Sugano took the loss, throwing 4 2/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on 10 hits while striking out five.
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Atlanta Braves vs. Baltimore Orioles odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Braves (-180, bet $180 to win $100)Underdog: Orioles (+150, bet $100 to win $150)Over/under: 8.5Braves vs. Orioles: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, July 4, 2025Game time: 7:15 p.m. ETLocation: Atlanta, GeorgiaStadium: Truist ParkTV channel: MLB Network, FDSSO, and MASNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Braves stats and trendsBraves betting recordsThis season, the Braves have won 35 out of the 68 games, or 51.5%, in which they’ve been favored.Atlanta is 14-8 this season when entering a game favored by -180 or more on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win from the Braves, based on the moneyline, is 64.3%.Games involving Atlanta have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 33 of 86 chances this season.In 86 games with a spread this season, the Braves are 37-49-0 ATS.Spencer Strider (Braves probable starter)Strider (3-6 with a 3.86 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Braves, his 10th of the season.His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when the right-hander went seven innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.86, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents have a .207 batting average against him.Strider enters this matchup with four quality starts under his belt this year.Strider will aim to last five or more innings for his seventh straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing.He has had one appearance this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.He will face an Orioles offense that ranks 23rd in MLB with 692 total hits (on a .240 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .399 (16th in MLB) with 101 total home runs (11th in MLB).Braves batting statsThe Braves’ 88 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.Fueled by 214 extra-base hits, Atlanta ranks 23rd in MLB with a .380 slugging percentage this season.The Braves have a team batting average of .243 this season, which ranks 20th among MLB teams.Atlanta has scored 348 runs (four per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.The Braves have an on-base percentage of .317 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.Atlanta ranks 19th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.Orioles stats and trendsOrioles betting recordsThe Orioles have won in 15, or 39.5%, of the 38 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.Baltimore has a mark of 1-4 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +150 or worse on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 40% chance of pulling out a win.Baltimore’s games have gone over the total in 37 of its 86 opportunities.The Orioles are 32-54-0 against the spread in their 86 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Charlie Morton (Orioles probable starter)Morton gets the start for the Orioles, his 13th of the season. He is 4-7 with a 5.63 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 72 2/3 innings pitched.In his last outing on Tuesday, June 24 against the Texas Rangers, the right-hander went five innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering four hits.In 18 games this season, the 41-year-old has an ERA of 5.63, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .280 against him.Morton is trying to collect his fourth quality start of the season.Morton is looking for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages four innings per start.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 ranks 20th in the league with 707 total hits (on a .243 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .380 (23rd in the league) with 88 total home runs (18th in MLB action).Orioles batting statsThe Orioles rank 11th in baseball with 101 total home runs.So far this year, Baltimore is 16th in baseball with a .399 slugging percentage.The Orioles have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the league (.240).Baltimore scores the 22nd-most runs in baseball (357 total, 4.2 per game).The Orioles rank 24th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .306.