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.
At +105, the Braves are listed as the moneyline underdogs in this game against the Phillies, who are listed at -130. Oddsmakers have listed the total for this matchup at 8 runs.
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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 against the New York Mets, throwing three innings without allowing a run.
- In 19 starts this season, he’s earned 10 quality starts.
- In 19 starts this season, Lopez has lasted five or more innings 16 times, with an average of 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 have hit 163 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the majors.
- Fueled by 383 extra-base hits, Atlanta ranks 12th in MLB with a .414 slugging percentage 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 with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
- Atlanta has the fourth-best ERA (3.72) in the majors this season.
- Atlanta averages 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the majors.
- The Braves have a combined 1.235 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
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