LA Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Prediction MLB Picks 9/14/24

David Racey

2 years ago

Atlanta Braves (80-67) vs LA Dodgers (87-60)

Game Info: Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 7:20 pm (Truist Park)

The Line: Betting Odds: Atlanta Braves -130 / LA Dodgers +110 — Over/Under: 7.5

In this article we will formulate a LA Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves prediction for this MLB game on Saturday, September 14th at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. To formulate this prediction for game two in the series, we will examine:

The Dodgers recent form and recent player performance
The Braves recent form and recent play performance
Recent Betting trends and streaks involving LA
Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Atlanta
Recent betting trends in games played between LA and Atlanta
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between LA and Atlanta

LA Dodgers Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 87-60 this year and they have lost three of their last four games. Los Angeles dropped the first game in this series and they only scored twice in the game. Prior to this series, the Dodgers lost two out of three against the Cubs, won two out of three against the Guardians, and split two games with the Angels. Los Angeles is 3-5 in their last eight games and they are first in the NL West.

The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .236 opponent batting average. The Dodgers offense has scored 732 runs with a .254 batting average and a .330 on base percentage. Shohei Ohtani is batting .290 with 47 home runs and 104 RBI’s for the Dodgers this season.

Atlanta Braves Betting Preview

The Atlanta Braves are 80-67 this season and they have alternated wins and losses over their last nine games. Atlanta won game one in this series by a score of 6-2 on Friday night. Prior to this series, the Braves split two games with the Nationals, lost a makeup game with the Reds, and won two out of three against the Blue Jays. Atlanta is 6-4 in their last 10 games and they are third in the NL East.

The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.49 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a .239 opponent batting average. The Braves offense has scored 629 runs with a .241 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Marcell Ozuna is batting .306 with 37 home runs and 98 RBI’s for the Braves this season.

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Jack Flaherty, who is 12-6 with a 2.86 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP over 148.0 innings pitched this season. Flaherty has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for Atlanta is Chris Sale, who is 16-3 with a 2.38 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP over 166.2 innings pitched this year. Sale has allowed zero earned runs in his last two starts and two earned runs or fewer in five straight outings.

Why the Braves will beat the Dodgers

The home team has won each of the last five games between the Dodgers and Braves.
The Dodgers have lost each of their last five night games against NL East opponents following a loss.
The Braves have covered the run line in seven of their last eight night games against teams that held a winning record.
The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games as underdogs against National League opponents.

Total Runs Facts

Thirteen of the Braves’ last 14 home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Ten of the Dodgers’ last 12 night games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last six games as road underdogs.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Braves’ last four games as home favorites.