Braves vs. Phillies: Betting Preview for August 30
Published 4:31 am Friday, August 30, 2024
When the Atlanta Braves (73-61) play the Philadelphia Phillies (79-55) at Citizens Bank Park on Friday, August 30 at 6:40 p.m. ET, Marcell Ozuna will be looking for his 100th RBI of the season (he currently has 98).
The Phillies (-135), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this game against the Braves (+115) Oddsmakers have set the over/under for this matchup at 8 runs.
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Braves vs. Phillies Game Info
- Date: Friday, August 30, 2024
- Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Citizens Bank Park
- TV Channel: BSSE
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Phillies -135
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +115
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Reynaldo Lopez (7-4) will take the mound for the Braves, his 22nd start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed six innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- In 21 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 11 of them.
- Lopez will look to pitch five or more innings for the third start in a row.
- He has made 21 appearances and finished seven of them without allowing an earned run.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves’ 176 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
- Atlanta ranks 12th in the majors with a .415 team slugging percentage.
- The Braves have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
- Atlanta has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 580 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Braves rank 26th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
- Atlanta has pitched to a 3.65 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- Atlanta has a 9.6 K/9 rate this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.226 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
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