Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 20
Published 4:24 am Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Alec Bohm and the Philadelphia Phillies (73-51) match up with Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves (66-58) in the series opener at Truist Park on Tuesday, August 20. The game will start at 7:20 p.m. ET.
Sportsbooks have tabbed the Phillies (-150) as moneyline favorites against the Braves (+125). The total for this matchup has been set at 8.5.
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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 -150
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +125
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Reynaldo Lopez (7-4) will take to the mound for the Braves and make 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.
- In 19 starts this season, he’s earned 10 quality starts.
- Lopez has started 19 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 16 times. He averages 5.5 innings per appearance.
- He has seven appearances with no earned runs allowed in 19 chances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 163 home runs.
- 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 537 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Braves have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Braves rank 24th in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.
- Atlanta has pitched to a 3.72 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
- Atlanta strikes out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- 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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