Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 31
Published 3:30 am Saturday, August 31, 2024
When the Atlanta Braves (74-61) play the Philadelphia Phillies (79-56) at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, August 31 at 7:15 p.m. ET, Marcell Ozuna will be looking for his 100th RBI of the season (he’s currently sitting at 98).
Bookmakers have listed the Phillies (-150) as moneyline favorites versus the Braves (+125). Sportsbooks have listed the over/under for this matchup at 7.5 runs.
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Braves vs. Phillies Game Info
- Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
- Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Citizens Bank Park
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Phillies -150
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +125
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Braves will send Max Fried (8-7) to the mound for his 24th start this season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed five innings while giving up one earned run on four hits in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- In 23 starts this season, he’s earned 11 quality starts.
- Fried has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
- He has four appearances with no earned runs allowed in 23 chances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves’ 179 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
- Atlanta is 12th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .416 this season.
- The Braves have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
- Atlanta has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 587 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Braves rank just 26th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 whiffs per contest.
- Atlanta has the second-best ERA (3.64) in the majors this season.
- Atlanta strikes out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- Braves pitchers have a 1.225 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
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