Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 21
Published 4:24 am Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The Atlanta Braves (67-58) and the Philadelphia Phillies (73-52) will go head to head on Wednesday, August 21 at Truist Park, with Max Fried getting the ball for the Braves and Aaron Nola taking the mound for the Phillies. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:20 p.m. ET.
At -115, the Braves are the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Phillies (-105). This contest’s total has been listed at 8. You can get -105 odds on the over and -115 odds on the under.
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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
- Fried makes the start for the Braves, his 22nd of the season. He is 7-7 with a 3.62 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty last pitched on Thursday against the San Francisco Giants, when he threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up five hits.
- Fried is looking to pick up his 11th quality start of the season.
- Fried will look to prolong a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing).
- He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth-best in baseball with 164 total home runs.
- Atlanta is 12th in baseball, slugging .414.
- The Braves rank 17th in MLB with a .241 batting average.
- Atlanta ranks 16th in runs scored with 540 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves rank 20th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .307.
- The Braves strike out 9.2 times per game, the No. 25 average in the majors.
- Atlanta’s 3.70 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The pitching staff for Atlanta has a collective 9.6 K/9, the first-best in the majors.
- Braves pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.230).
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