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It is the start of a weekend interleague series as the Oakland Athletics visit the Atlanta Braves. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Braves prediction and pick.
The Athletics will be in fourth in the division when thye enter this game. They are finishing their series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, before thye travel from Tampa Bay to Atlanta for their weekend series. The Braves will be completing a four-game series with the Nationals on Thursday. They will be in second place in the NL East when they finish their series with the Nationals.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Athletics-Braves Odds
Oakland Athletics:+1.5 (-111)
Moneyline: +184
Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (-108)
Moneyline: -220
Over: 8.5 (-110)
Under: 8.5 (-110)
How to Watch Athletics vs. Braves
Time: 7:20 PM ET/ 4:20 PM PT
TV: NBCSCA/BSSE
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Athletics Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Athletics are 27th in runs scored while sitting 28th in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage, and 17th in slugging. Brent Rooker has been great this year. He is hitting .281 this year with a .368 on-base percentage. He has ten doubles and 11 home runs this year, which has led to 34 RBIs this year. Meanwhile, he has scored 23 times this year. Shea Langeliers also is having a solid year. He is hitting just .205 but has seven doubles, two triples, and 11 home runs. This has led to 27 RBIs. He has also scored 20 times.
Scoring a lot is something Abraham Toro has done. He has hit .282 this year while getting on base at a .326 rate. He has 12 doubles, a triple, and five home runs. This has led to 19 RBIs on the year. He has also scored 28 times on the season. Rounding out the top bats is JJ Bleday. He is hitting .242 on the year with 15 doubles and eight home runs. This has led to him having 22 RBIs while scoring 24 times on the season.
The Athletics are 24th in team ERA while sitting 24th in WHIP, and 27th in opponent batting average. The Athletics will be sending JP Sears to the mound in this one. He is 4-3 with a 3.88 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. He has been hit-and-miss in his last five starts. Sears started the month with a 6. inning, zero -un appearance. That would be followed by giving up four runs in 5.2 innings. He would rebind with going five innings and not giving up a run, before another outing of giving up five. Sears went out last time and gave up one run, earned in six innings.
Why The Braves Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Braves are 15th in the majors in runs scored while sitting eighth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging. Marcell Ozuna is leading the way for this offense. He is hitting .308 on the season with a .388 on-base percentage. Ozuna has ten doubles, and 16 home runs this year, good for 49 RBIs. He also has scored 31 times this year. Matt Olson is also having a solid year. He is hitting .237 on the year with a .324 on-base percentage. He has 13 doubles, a triple, and eight home runs this year leading to 29 RBIs. Olson has also scored 19 times.
Ozzie Albies also is driving in runs. Albies has 25 RBIs on the year while hitting .276 with a .340 on-base percentage. He has had three home runs and has scored 25 times in the year. Rounding out the top bats is Michael Harris II. He is hitting .258 on the year with a .302 on-base percentage. He has seven doubles, a triple, and five home runs this year, leading to 17 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
The Braves are seventh in ERA, 11th in WHIP, and 16th in opponent batting average. The Braves will send Reynaldo Lopez to the mound. He is 2-2 on the year with a 1.75 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. Last time out, he went 4.2 innings giving up three runs with two earned. Current members of the Athletics have 16 at-bats against all-time against Lopez. They have hit just .125 against Lopez, with two home runs, both solo shots. Lopez has been solid this month overall. He has made four starts, giving up just five earned runs in 21.1 innings of work.
Final Athletics-Braves Prediction & Pick
There is a major difference in the pitching levels of the Athletics and Braves. It starts with Reynaldo Lopez being much better than JP Sears. Further, the bullpen is better for the Braves. They also have the better offense in this one, even without Ronald Ozuna. Take the Braves in this one.
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Final Athletics-Braves Prediction & Pick: Braves -1.5 (-108)
