Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 21
Published 5:24 am Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The Atlanta Braves (67-58) will lean on Marcell Ozuna when they host Alec Bohm and the Philadelphia Phillies (73-52) at Truist Park on Wednesday, August 21. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:20 p.m. ET.
The Braves, at -115, are the favorites in this contest, while the Phillies are underdogs at -105. This contest has an over/under of 8 runs (over -105; under -115).
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Braves vs. Phillies Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Time: 7:20 p.m. ET
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
- TV Channel: NBCS-PH
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Braves -115
- Moneyline Underdog: Phillies -105
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Max Fried (7-7 with a 3.62 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Braves, his 22nd of the season.
- The lefty’s most recent appearance was on Thursday against the San Francisco Giants, when he went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up five hits.
- Fried is trying to pick up his 11th quality start of the year in this outing.
- Fried will look to go five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.8 frames per outing.
- In four of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves are fourth-best in baseball with 164 total home runs.
- Atlanta ranks 12th in baseball, slugging .414.
- The Braves’ .241 batting average ranks 17th in MLB.
- Atlanta ranks 16th in runs scored with 540 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves’ .307 on-base percentage is 20th in baseball.
- The Braves strike out 9.2 times per game, the No. 25 mark in MLB.
- Atlanta has a 3.70 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Atlanta’s pitching staff paces the majors.
- Braves pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in baseball (1.230).
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