Braves vs. Brewers: Betting Preview for August 8
Published 1:24 am Thursday, August 8, 2024
Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves (60-53) will square off with William Contreras and the Milwaukee Brewers (64-49) at Truist Park on Thursday, August 8. First pitch is set for 12:20 PM ET.
The Braves (-145), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this contest against the Brewers (+120) Oddsmakers have listed the total for this matchup at 9 runs.
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Braves vs. Brewers Game Info
- Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024
- Time: 12:20 PM ET
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
- TV Channel: BSSO
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Braves -145
- Moneyline Underdog: Brewers +120
- Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Charlie Morton makes the start for the Braves, his 21st of the season. He is 6-6 with a 4.02 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 112 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty’s last appearance came on Thursday against the Miami Marlins, when he went six innings, surrendering no earned runs while giving up five hits.
- Morton is trying to secure his 10th quality start of the season in this outing.
- Morton will try to record his 19th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per appearance.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 20 appearances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves average 1.2 home runs per game to rank seventh in MLB action with 140 total home runs.
- Atlanta is 12th in baseball with a .406 slugging percentage.
- The Braves’ .239 batting average ranks 19th in MLB.
- Atlanta ranks 23rd in runs scored with 472 (4.2 per game).
- The Braves rank 24th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .303.
- The Braves’ 9.2 strikeouts per game rank 25th in MLB.
- Atlanta has the second-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.58).
- The pitching staff for Atlanta has a collective 9.4 K/9 to pace MLB.
- The Braves have the fifth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.219).
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