Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 20
Published 5:24 am Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Alec Bohm and the Philadelphia Phillies (73-51) will visit Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves (66-58) at Truist Park on Tuesday, August 20, with a start time of 7:20 p.m. ET.
The Phillies, at -130, are the favorites in this contest, while the Braves are underdogs at +105. The total for this contest has been listed at 8.
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Braves vs. Phillies Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Time: 7:20 p.m. 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: Phillies -130
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +105
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Braves will hand the ball to Reynaldo Lopez (7-4) for his 20th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, July 28, when he threw three innings against the New York Mets without allowing a run.
- He has 10 quality starts in 19 chances this season.
- Lopez has made 16 starts of five or more innings in 19 chances this season, and averages 5.5 frames when he pitches.
- He has made 19 appearances and finished seven of them without allowing an earned run.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves’ 163 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
- Atlanta is 12th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
- The Braves have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.
- Atlanta has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 537 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
- The Braves rank 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 whiffs per contest.
- Atlanta has pitched to a 3.72 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
- Atlanta has a 9.6 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.235 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
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