Atlanta Braves (67-58) vs Philadelphia Phillies (73-52)
Game Info: Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 7:08 pm (Truist Park)
Spencer Schwellenbach (4-6) (4.04) vs Cristopher Sanchez (9-8) (3.40)
Betting Odds: Atlanta Braves -112 / Philadelphia Phillies -105 --- Over/Under: 8 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves square off Thursday in MLB action from Truist Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Philadelphia Phillies will send out Cristopher Sanchez here and Sanchez is 9-8 with a 3.46 ERA and 108 strikeouts this season. In his career, Sanchez is 0-2 with a 5.56 ERA and 12 strikeouts against Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves will start Spencer Schwellenbach here and Schwellenbach is 4-6 with a 4.04 ERA and 85 strikeouts this season. This will be Schwellenbach’s second career start against the Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies Recap
The Philadelphia Phillies come into this one looking to win the rubber match of the series after picking up a 3-2 win in Wednesday’s matchup. A series win here would give the Phillies back-to-back series wins after taking out the Washington Nationals last weekend.
Phillies Trying To Pull Away In NL East
Alec Bohm leads the Phillies with 142 hits including 43 doubles, a .295 batting average and a team-high 85 RBIs while Bryce Harper has 26 home runs with 73 RBIs and Bryson Stott has a team-high 25 stolen bases. Kyle Schwarber has 28 home runs, 79 RBIs and a team-high 148 strikeouts as well this season. Johan Rojas also has 21 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the Philadelphia Phillies will win
- The Braves have lost each of their last nine games as favorites against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The underdogs have won six of the Braves' last seven games at Truist Park.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Braves' last seven games at Truist Park.
Atlanta Braves Recap
The Atlanta Braves will try to rebound and win the series after ending up with the loss in Wednesday’s matchup. The loss put the Braves at risk of failing to build on their series win streak which includes series wins over the Angels and Giants over the last two weeks.
Braves Trying To Keep Phillies Within Reach
Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 146 hits including 37 home runs and 94 RBIs while Orlando Arcia has 19 doubles and Ozzie Albies has a team-high 28 doubles, logging 93 hits as well this season. Ronald Acuna Jr. has a team-high 16 stolen bases as well this season but is out for the season with a torn ACL. Matt Olson has 24 doubles, 21 home runs and 63 RBIs with a team-high 145 strikeouts and Austin Riley has 26 doubles with a pair of triples.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Phillies have lost each of their last 10 night games against the Braves following a road win.
- The Braves have won five of their last six night games against National League opponents.
- The Phillies have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night games against the Braves following a road win.
- The Braves have covered the run line in each of their last seven Thursday night games as home favorites against the Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction
I’m on the Braves here. The Phillies managed to get the win because they did enough damage off of a lefty in Wednesday’s matchup, but I don’t love the Phillies’ current form against right-handed pitching. I think the Braves can get a solid outing from Schwellenbach here, and I think they can also get to Sanchez for a few runs here, enough to pick up the win in Thursday’s rubber match. Give me Philadelphia in this one.
Chris’s Pick Atlanta -112
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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