Braves vs. Twins: Betting Preview for August 27
Published 9:24 am Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Carlos Santana and the Minnesota Twins (72-59) will face off against Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves (71-60) at Target Field on Tuesday, August 27. First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m. ET.
The Twins (-110), according to bookmakers, are moneyline favorites in this contest versus the Braves (-110) This matchup’s total has been set at 8. You can get -115 odds on the over and -105 odds on the under.
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Braves vs. Twins Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Field
- TV Channel: BSN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Twins -110
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves -110
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Spencer Schwellenbach (5-6) will take the mound for the Braves, his 15th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- In 14 starts this season, he’s earned eight quality starts.
- Schwellenbach will look to pitch five or more innings for the 13th start in a row.
- He has one appearance this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 14 chances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 172 home runs.
- Atlanta is 12th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .415 this season.
- The Braves’ .242 batting average ranks 16th in the league this season.
- Atlanta has scored 563 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Braves have the 19th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.307).
- The Braves rank 24th with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
- Atlanta has the second-best ERA (3.65) in the majors this season.
- Atlanta has a 9.6 K/9 rate this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- Braves pitchers have a 1.220 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
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