The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves meet Thursday in MLB action at Truist Park. Here’s a Braves vs Dodgers Prediction. This article will include a Braves vs Dodgers Pick.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 80-53 on the year and play the Tigers and Cardinals next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .259 on the season, with a .336 OBP and a .426 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff has a 3.69 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 147 hits and 61 RBI, while Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 271 hits and 160 RBI.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 12-7 with a 2.61 ERA and 145 strikeouts this season. Yamamoto is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Atlanta Braves are 78-55 on the year and play the Rockies and Giants next. The Atlanta Braves are batting .248 on the season and have a .312 OBP and a .413 slugging percentage. The Atlanta Braves’ pitching staff has a 3.61 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Michael Harris II leads the Atlanta Braves with 141 hits and 72 RBI, while Matt Olson and Ozzie Albies have combined for 264 hits and 145 RBI.
Chris Sale gets the ball for the Atlanta Braves, and he is 12-9 with a 2.20 ERA and 166 strikeouts this season. Sale is 1-3 with a 5.65 ERA and 32 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Dodgers have lost seven of their last eight road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The home team has won each of the Dodgers’ last five games.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Braves have covered the run line in eight of their last nine home games following a home win.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last eight games as underdogs against NL opponents.
- The Dodgers have lost the first inning in each of their last four games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games as underdogs.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The underdogs have won each of the last four games between the Dodgers and Braves.
- The Braves have lost three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as home favorites against NL West opponents following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in eight of the last nine games between the Dodgers and Braves.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in six of their last eight games.
- The Braves have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six night games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Braves’ last six games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Three of the Dodgers’ last four games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in 12 of Chris Sale’s last 13 appearances as a starter.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Dodgers’ last five games.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with the Braves as favorites against the Dodgers.
- Chris Sale has recorded nine or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances with the Braves as favorites against NL West opponents.
- Mauricio Dubon has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against the Dodgers.
- Chris Sale has recorded a win in three of his last four home appearances.
- Matt Olson ranks 2nd in the league in Home Runs (37) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 16 road appearances against NL East opponents.
- Max Muncy has hit a home run in each of the Dodgers’ last two games as road underdogs.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto has recorded a win in five of his last six road appearances.
- Freddie Freeman ranks T5th in the league in Hits (147) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Braves rank 29th in the league for triples this season (9).
- The Braves rank 28th in the league for walks this season (389).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.219).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (959).
Braves vs Dodgers Prediction
You can make a case for either team and either pitcher, as this is one of the better regular-season games you’re going to get this season. Two World Series contenders and two of the better arms in the sport. We’ve hit on the Braves twice in this series, and I’m going back to the well. The Braves have gotten up for these games, and as I said yesterday, they’re too good, especially at home, to turn down plus money or a low price. Also, the Braves have lost 3 straight starts with Sale on the mound due to a lack of run support, and I don’t expect that to continue forever. Give me the Braves.