The Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox meet Thursday in MLB action at Fenway Park. Here’s a Red Sox vs Braves Prediction. This article will include a Red Sox vs Braves Pick.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Atlanta Braves are 37-19 on the year and play the Reds and Blue Jays next. The Atlanta Braves are batting. 258 on the season and have a .323 OBP, and a .428 slugging percentage. The Atlanta Braves’ pitching staff has a 3.17 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Ozzie Albies leads the Atlanta Braves with 58 hits and 27 RBI, while Drake Baldwin and Michael Harris II have combined for 113 hits and 70 RBI.
Chris Sale gets the ball for the Atlanta Braves, and he is 7-3 with a 1.89 ERA and 72 strikeouts this season. Sale is 4-1 with a 1.89 ERA and 63 strikeouts in his career against the Boston Red Sox.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 23-31 on the year and play the Guardians and Orioles next. The Boston Red Sox are batting .244 on the season, have a .317 OBP, and have a .373 slugging percentage. The Boston Red Sox pitching staff has a 3.74 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Wilyer Abreu leads the Boston Red Sox with 59 hits and 22 RBI, while Ceddanne Rafaela and Willson Contreras have combined for 104 hits and 56 RBI.
Payton Tolle gets the ball for the Boston Red Sox, and he is 2-2 with a 2.45 ERA and 39 strikeouts this season. This will be Tolle’s second career game against the Atlanta Braves.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Red Sox’s last six games.
- The Braves have lost each of their last five Thursday games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine Thursday games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in eight of their last nine day games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Braves have lost the first inning in nine of their last 11 games as road favorites.
- The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in nine of their last 12 day games against NL East opponents.
- The Red Sox have led after 5 innings in six of their last seven day games against NL East opponents.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Red Sox have lost each of their last seven home games following a win.
- The Braves have won each of their last six games against the Red Sox following a loss.
- The Braves have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as road favorites.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight home games following a win.
- The Braves have led after 3 innings in each of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Braves have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Braves have won the first inning in each of their last six games as favorites against the Red Sox.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Braves’ last six games as road favorites has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Nine of the Red Sox’s last 10 games as home underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Braves’ last 16 games as road favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Red Sox’s last nine games as underdogs against NL East opponents.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Jarren Duran has hit a home run in three of the Red Sox’s last four home games against the Braves.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of the Red Sox’s last 10 games.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Matt Olson has hit a home run in four of the Braves’ last six road games against AL opponents.
- Chris Sale has recorded eight or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight appearances with the Braves as road favorites.
- Mauricio Dubon has recorded at least one hit in each of the Braves’ last 11 road games.
- Chris Sale has recorded a win in each of his last seven appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Chris Sale ranks T2nd in the league for Wins (7) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Red Sox rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (200).
- The Red Sox rank 30th in the league for RBIs this season (191).
- The Braves rank 1st in the league for hits this season (491).
- The Braves rank 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.09).
Red Sox vs Braves Prediction
Tolle has been solid through 36.2 innings with a 2.45 ERA and 0.82 WHIP, but it’s not enough for me to bet against Sale. Even as he’s getting up there in age, Sale is one of the best starters in baseball, and he has a 1.89 ERA and 0.87 WHIP through 62 innings. Sale has allowed 17 hits and 4 earned runs in his last 27 innings. I’m sure he’ll also love to stick it to his former team as well. You don’t get the Braves at these soft prices often, especially when they have their ace on the bump. Give me the Braves.