The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves meet Friday in MLB action from Truist Park. Here’s an Atlanta Braves vs LA Dodgers Prediction. This will be the first installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Braves vs Dodgers pick.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
Early this week the Dodgers played the Chicago Cubs. Los Angeles lost the first two games in that set 10-4 and 6-3. In the Wednesday finale, LA powered out a 10-8 win on 12 team hits. The Dodgers were up 5-2 by the end of the first inning but let Chicago get back into it with four runs in the fifth.
For Friday’s opener, the Dodgers will send out Landon Knack. Over his first 11 games (nine starts) Knack is 2-3 with a 3.00 ERA.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
Over on the Braves’ side, they’re coming off a pair of games versus the Washington Nationals. Atlanta won the opener 12-0, then on Wednesday the Braves took a 5-1 defeat. Atlanta was out-hit 13-6 in that one. Starter Max Fried gave up four earned in 6.0 frames of work on 11 hits.
As a starter for Friday, the Braves are going with Spencer Schwellenbach. In the first 17 games of his career, Schwellenbach is 5-7 with a 3.78 ERA.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Braves’ last 10 home games against National League opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Dodgers’ last seven games against National League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Braves’ last six games.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last nine appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a winning record.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has scored at least one run in 12 of his last 13 appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a winning record.
- Austin Riley has recorded at least one Double in four of the Braves’ last five home games against the Dodgers.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a winning record.
- Ramon Laureano has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Adam Duvall has hit a home run in each of his last two home appearances against the Dodgers.
- Austin Riley has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five home appearances against NL West opponents.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 appearances against the Braves.
- Shohei Ohtani has scored at least one run in seven of the Dodgers’ last eight night games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Gavin Lux has recorded at least one Double in each of his last four road appearances against NL opponents.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against the Braves.
- Miguel Rojas has recorded at least one Single in each of the Dodgers’ last eight night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Max Muncy has hit a home run in three of the Dodgers’ last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Max Muncy has recorded an RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
Atlanta Braves vs LA Dodgers Prediction
I’m leaning toward the Dodgers. Knack is a tepid 1-1 over his last three starts, but he’s pitching pretty well. In that trio, Knack has 15.0 innings with four earned on eight hits and three walks. As for Schwellenbach, he’s given up five earned over his last two starts in 10.2 innings total.
The Dodgers had a pretty good finale game versus the Cubs this week (despite eight runs surrendered), but didn’t play well overall. LA gave up a whopping 24 runs over three games in that set, so they’ve got to get the pitching tighter. Knack should start things off well, then it’ll be up to the pen.