Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 20
Published 4:24 am Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Alec Bohm and the Philadelphia Phillies (73-51) will visit Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves (66-58) at Truist Park on Tuesday, August 20, with a start time of 7:20 p.m. ET.
The Phillies, at -130, are the favorites in this contest, while the Braves are underdogs at +105. Oddsmakers have set the total for this matchup at 8 runs.
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Braves vs. Phillies Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Time: 7:20 p.m. ET
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
- TV Channel: BSSO
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Phillies -130
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +105
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Reynaldo Lopez (7-4) will take to the mound for the Braves and make his 20th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, July 28, when he threw three scoreless innings while allowing three hits against the New York Mets.
- In 19 starts this season, he’s earned 10 quality starts.
- Lopez has made 16 starts of five or more innings in 19 chances this season, and averages 5.5 frames when he pitches.
- He has made 19 appearances and finished seven of them without allowing an earned run.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 163 home runs.
- Atlanta ranks 12th in the majors with a .414 team slugging percentage.
- The Braves rank 17th in MLB with a .241 team batting average.
- Atlanta ranks 16th in the majors with 537 total runs scored this season.
- The Braves have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Braves rank 24th with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
- Atlanta pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 ERA this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- Atlanta strikes out an MLB-high 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.235 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
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