The Athletics and Atlanta Braves meet Monday in MLB action at Truist Park. Here’s a Braves vs Athletics Prediction. This article will include a Braves vs Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 0-3 on the year and play the Astros and Yankees next. The Athletics are batting .157 on the season, have a .218 OBP, and a .294 slugging percentage. The Athletics pitching staff has a 4.67 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 6 hits and 6 RBI, while Jacob Wilson and Max Muncy have combined for 4 hits and 2 RBI.
Jacob Lopez gets the ball for the Athletics, and he was 7-7 with a 4.08 ERA and 113 strikeouts last season. This will be Lopez’s first career game against the Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Atlanta Braves are 2-1 on the year and play the Diamondbacks and Angels next. The Atlanta Braves are batting .276 on the season, have a .330 OBP, and a .459 slugging percentage. The Atlanta Braves pitching staff has a 2.00 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP. Austin Riley leads the Atlanta Braves with 4 hits and 0 RBI while Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies have combined for 8 hits and 4 RBI.
Bryce Elder gets the ball for the Atlanta Braves, and he was 8-11 with a 5.30 ERA and 131 strikeouts last season. Elder is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last five games.
- The Braves have won six of their last seven games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five road games against National League opponents.
- The Braves have covered the run line in each of their last four games as favorites against the Athletics following a loss.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against National League opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games against National League opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won each of their last five games as road underdogs against NL East opponents following a loss.
- The Braves have lost four of their last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have covered the run line each of their last seven night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 11 home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have won the first inning in three of their last four games as underdogs against NL East opponents.
- The Braves have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last seven night games against AL West opponents.
- The Braves have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six night games against AL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last five games as underdogs against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Braves’ last six games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last seven games as underdogs against NL East opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six games between the Athletics and Braves.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Matt Olson has hit a home run in each of the Braves’ last two games against AL West opponents.
- Austin Riley has recorded a Double in each of the Braves’ last four games as favorites against the Athletics.
- Dominic Smith has recorded at least one hit in 20 of his last 21 appearances with his team as a favorite.
- Drake Baldwin ranks T6th in the league in Home Runs (2) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one Double in three of the Athletics’ last four games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Nick Kurtz has hit a home run in three of the Athletics’ last five games against NL opponents.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last 12 games as underdogs against NL opponents.
- Shea Langeliers ranks T2nd in the league in Home Runs (3) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Braves rank 2nd in the league for runs allowed this season (6).
- The Braves rank T28th in the league for steals this season (0).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (50).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for hits this season (16).
Braves vs Athletics Prediction
The Athletics are better than their series against the Blue Jays suggests and it’s only a matter of time before that talented offense gets going. Unfortunately we need to see it before we put hard earned dollars on it. Lopez has just 115 career innings under his belt and through 48 road frames last season he had a 5.40 ERA and .246 allowed batting average. It doesn’t take much for this Braves lineup to get going. I’m going to side with the Braves and the cheap price, as the A’s have to get out of this slump before I start looking in their direction.