The Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves meet Saturday in a MLB doubleheader at Truist Park. Here’s a Braves vs Marlins Prediction. This article will include a Braves vs Marlins Pick.
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
The Miami Marlins are 57-58 on the year and play the Guardians, Red Sox, and Cardinals next. The Miami Marlins are batting .253 on the season, have a .316 OBP, and a .398 slugging percentage. The Miami Marlins pitching staff has a 4.43 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Xavier Edwards leads the Miami Marlins with 122 hits and 30 RBI, while Kyle Stowers and Otto Lopez have combined for 201 hits and 127 RBI.
Ryan Gusto and Sandy Alcantara get the ball for the Miami Marlins.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Atlanta Braves are 48-67 on the year and play the Mets, Guardians, and White Sox next. The Atlanta Braves are batting .241 on the season, have a .317 OBP, and a .389 slugging percentage. The Atlanta Braves pitching staff has a 4.25 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Matt Olson leads the Atlanta Braves with 113 hits and 68 RBI while Austin Riley and Michael Harris II have combined for 208 hits and 105 RBI.
Hurston Waldrep and Erick Fedde get the ball for the Atlanta Braves.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Braves have won each of their last seven home games against NL East opponents following a home loss.
- The Marlins have lost seven of their last eight games against the Braves following a win.
- The Braves have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Marlins following a loss.
- The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Braves following a win.
- The Braves have won the first inning in each of their last three day games against the Marlins.
- The Braves have led after 5 innings in five of their last six day games against the Marlins at Truist Park.
Why the Miami Marlins will win
- The Braves have lost each of their last six day games after playing the previous day.
- The Marlins have won eight of their last nine day games against NL East opponents following a road win.
- The Marlins have covered the run line in each of their last 13 day games against NL East opponents following a road win.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Marlins have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against National League opponents.
- The Braves have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven home games.
- The Marlins have won the first inning in three of their last four day games.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Marcell Ozuna has hit a home run in three of the Braves’ last five games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts
- Kyle Stowers has hit at least one home run in five of the Marlins’ last 12 games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Otto Lopez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Marlins’ last nine games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Kyle Stowers ranks 6th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.556) this season.
Braves vs Marlins Prediction
Game 1 Prediction: Gusto will make his debut for the Marlins, but he was sharp last month with the Astros. Outside of one bad start, Gusto allowed two or fewer runs in five of his last six starts. Waldrep will make his third career MLB start, so the jury is still out. Bottom line is, the Marlins are playing the better baseball overall and there’s not much of a gap between starting pitchers. Give me the fish in game 1.
Game 2 Prediction: Alcantara has been up and down, and he’s hard to trust because of it. Still, Alcantara has shown improvement in recent starts and he’s a CY Young winner. Things like that don’t just happen. We can trust Alcantara most nights. I think? Fedde has a 5.32 ERA and 1.48 WHIP on the season, and he has a 5.59 ERA and .272 allowed batting average in 46.2 home innings. Sweeps of doubleheaders don’t happen often, but I’m backing the Marlins in both games.